The Namibian Ports Authority has invested N$13.5 million in a next-generation container terminal operating system (Navis SPARCS N4) to align itself with international standards in terms of providing a world-class service to importers,

exporters and shipping lines at the Port of Walvis Bay.

According to CEO Bisey Uirab, increasing cargo volumes along the Port
of Walvis Bay and the Walvis Bay Corridors has led the port to
continuously find ways to further improve productivity in accordance
with service levels expected from a world-class container handling port.

With the Navis SPARCS N4 system in place, Namport will benefit from
improved yard planning & control, enhanced vessel planning &
control, as well as superior equipment control.

It will also enable Namport to increase capacity, reduce operating costs and improve customer service.

Navis SPARCS N4 will enable Namport to optimise a number of activities,
including vessel stow and dispatch, container movements within the yard
and between yard and rail.

It also enables tracking of gate transactions, customer interaction
through the use of EDI and web technology, management of reefer
containers, tracking of billing transactions, and the collection of
metrics to measure growth and productivity.

Namport will have a system that is both maintainable and adaptable over
the entire lifecycle of the system.? It will also have the flexibility
and scalability needed to run its operations from a single terminal to
multiple terminals across multiple geographic locations, all within a
single system.

Uirab noted that Namport’s continuous efficiency improvements is part
of a strategic drive to boost the number of shipping lines at the Port
of Walvis Bay and thus reduce the unit cost for sea freight and total
logistics costs, which will ultimately reduce the cost of doing
business in Namibia and the rest of the SADC region – which is
imperative for importers and exporters serving SADC countries through
the various Walvis Bay Corridors.

Source: Eye for Transport

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