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Namibia to start sooner on new port

WINDHOEK/GABORONE – Work on a new port in Namibia to export commodities and import fuel for southern African states will start next year, a year earlier than initially planned, the country’s port authority said.

A 4-billion Namibian dollar ($360m) oil-tanker jetty, petroleum pipelines and 75-million litre oil storage facility form part of the first phase, Namibia Ports Authority CEO Bisey Uirab said in an e-mailed response to questions.

The harbour, known as the Southern Africa Development Community Gateway port, will be built 5km north of Walvis Bay…

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