Namibia ready for petroleum exports
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THE first-ever delivery of 8 000 metric tonnes of fuel oil at the fuel jetty in Walvis Bay has taken Walvis Bay one step closer to becoming an express logistics hub that would serve the entire Southern African Development Community.
The delivery of the Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil to the storage facility of the National Petroleum Corporation (Namcor) saw the state-owned enterprise entering into trade with neighbouring countries that use heavier fuel to power electricity generating infrastructure. Fuel oil is also used by the maritime industry.
The Maersk Tampa, a tanker vessel chartered by international oil trading and bunkering firm Monjasa, arrived in the Walvis Bay harbour shortly before the weekend and completed the delivery of the fuel oil.