Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future
Many developing countries wish to become the ‘gateway’ to a region or part of a continent.One strategy involves encouraging logistics cluster development. These hubs support global supply chains and may enable the economic growth of the host country through the resulting trade, as well as providing...
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| author | Christopher J. Savage Logan Fransman Andrew K. Jenkins Colin G. Bamford |
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| description | Many developing countries wish to become the ‘gateway’ to a region or part of a continent.One strategy involves encouraging logistics cluster development. These hubs support global supply chains and may enable the economic growth of the host country through the resulting trade, as well as providing direct and indirect employment opportunities during the build and subsequent operation of the hub. Namibia intends to develop the Port of Walvis Bay to be come the preferred gateway to southern Africa and the Southern African Development Community region. This article builds on research on Caribbean cluster potential and Namibian logistics to identify the potential benefits and impact on development, as well as the drawbacks and risks of such a strategy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71f15baa1e2a42b79235bba3c91c81b02022-12-22T03:54:58ZengAOSISJournal of Transport and Supply Chain Management2310-87891995-52352014-12-0181e1e1010.4102/jtscm.v8i1.154120Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s futureChristopher J. Savage0Logan Fransman1Andrew K. Jenkins2Colin G. Bamford3Namibian German Centre for Logistics, Windhoek, Namibia; Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, NamibiaNamibian German Centre for Logistics, Windhoek, Namibia; Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek, NamibiaBusiness School, University of HuddersfieldBusiness School, University of HuddersfieldMany developing countries wish to become the ‘gateway’ to a region or part of a continent.One strategy involves encouraging logistics cluster development. These hubs support global supply chains and may enable the economic growth of the host country through the resulting trade, as well as providing direct and indirect employment opportunities during the build and subsequent operation of the hub. Namibia intends to develop the Port of Walvis Bay to be come the preferred gateway to southern Africa and the Southern African Development Community region. This article builds on research on Caribbean cluster potential and Namibian logistics to identify the potential benefits and impact on development, as well as the drawbacks and risks of such a strategy.https://jtscm.co.za/index.php/jtscm/article/view/154Namibian logisticslogistics clustersemerging economiesglobal supply chainsdevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Christopher J. Savage Logan Fransman Andrew K. Jenkins Colin G. Bamford Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management Namibian logistics logistics clusters emerging economies global supply chains development |
| title | Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future |
| title_full | Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future |
| title_fullStr | Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future |
| title_short | Developing Walvis Bay Port into a logistics gateway for southern Africa: Issues, challenges and the potential implications for Namibia’s future |
| title_sort | developing walvis bay port into a logistics gateway for southern africa issues challenges and the potential implications for namibia s future |
| topic | Namibian logistics logistics clusters emerging economies global supply chains development |
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