2004

• Opening of the Katima Mulilo Bridge over the Zambezi River, connecting Namibia and Zambia on the Trans-Caprivi Corridor
• Introduction of harmonised customs procedures along the Trans-Kalahari Corridor using the Single Administration Document (SAD 500).
• Maersk introduces a new direct service from South America to the Port of Walvis Bay.
• Namport doubles container throughput between 2001 and 2004
• Trans-Kalahari Corridor utilisation increases from 20% in 2001 to 60% in 2004
• Walvis Bay Corridor Group selected as a model Corridor arrangement on the African continent by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).