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Walvis Bay Corridor Group

Worldmasters Freight Logistics Limited has joined the Walvis Bay Corridor Group to speed up cargo movement from North Africa, West Africa, Europe, North America and

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South America. The normal delivery period from these destinations is two weeks on Sea and maximum of five (5) days by road  to the final destination i.e. Livingstone Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, Solwezi or Lubumbashi.

The Trans-Caprivi Corridor, operated by the Walvis Bay Corridor Group (WBCG), provides the shortest route between the Namibian west coast port of Walvis Bay and the vital transport hubs of Livingstone, Lusaka, Ndola,Kitwe, Solwezi in Zambia and Lubumbashi in Southern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as Zimbabwe. This development provides easy access to the Port of Walvis Bay to these landlocked countries in the Sub-Saharan Development Community (SADC).


MISSION STATEMENT FROM WBCG

“We shall be the leading Trade route for Southern Africa”

The Trans-Caprivi Corridor is perfectly positioned to service the two-way trade between the SADC region and Europe, North and South America including the emerging Far East markets. The infrastructure supporting the Trans-Caprivi Corridor has been steadily developed and boasts the most efficient intermodal blueprint for the region, incorporating the Ports, air, tarred roads and the rail networks, as well as automated border post customs procedures

 

Distance chart:

Location

Distance From Walvis Bay

Transit Time

Windhoek, Namibia

384 km

1 day

Grootfontein, Namibia

598 km

1 day

Katima Mulilo, Namibia

1,354 km

2 days

Livingstone, Zambia

1,565 km

2 days

Lusaka, Zambia

2,050 km

3 days

Ndola, Zambia

2,395 km

3-4 days

Lubumbashi, DRC

2,690 km

3-4 days

Harare, Zimbabwe

2,515 km

4 days

 

Border times and Operating Hours

Border Post

Average Clearance days

Operating Hours

 

Port of Walvis Bay Namibia

3 days

08:00hrs – 17hrs

Katima Mulilo (Nam) / Sesheke (Zambia)

2 days (Final Clearance)

06:00hrs – 18:00hrs

30 minutes (Report Order)

Livingstone (Zambia)

1 day (Final Clearance)

08:00hrs – 17hours

Lusaka (Zambia)

1 day (Final Clearance)

08:00hrs – 17:00hrs

 

Please note that Namibia operates on daylight savings time during the winter Months.

Summer Months GMT +2hrs

Winter Months GMT +1 hr