Local logistics company Transworld Cargo has invested some N$8 million into the Gammans siding next to their head office in Braun Street in Windhoek’s Southern Industrial Area to deliver better service to their customers. Construction on the new siding started in October 2021 and three tracks were built to park, off-load and load container railway carriages.

The Gammans siding, belonging to TransNamib and situated opposite the Windhoek Cemetery in Hosea Kutako Drive, has not been in use for many years. Now, with an active siding on the doorstep, Transworld Cargo can handle clients’ containers easier and more cost effectively. 

The company handles more than 5 500 containers annually, of which about 2 000 are for one of its main clients Namibia Breweries. Namibia Breweries needs to handle at least eight containers a day and receive up to 120 containers per ship from Walvis Bay that need to be transported to Windhoek, preferably by rail. 

To move the containers from the Gammans siding to clients, Transworld Cargo uses its own fleet and sub-contractors.

In future, Transworld Cargo envisages having the necessary infrastructure at the Gammans siding to be able to store export commodities and pack containers on site, have TransNamib transport them by rail to Walvis Bay and ship them to their worldwide destinations. Currently, most export products are transported to Walvis Bay and packed into containers where they are shipped to other countries.