Kaleido Logistics and TransNamib have put in operation a new railway corridor linking the port of Walvis Bay to Karibib in order to strengthen freight transport in Namibia. Supported by a new logistics hub in Karibib, this link aims to improve flow flow flow, reduce transit delays and increase the share of rail in inland freight transport.

Operational since July 2026, the corridor is based on a logistics platform located in Karibib, directly connected to the TransNamib rail network.

The site offers handling, storage, loading, unloading and transhipment services, in addition to the logistics centre already operated by Kaleido Logistics in Walvis Bay.

In particular, it is intended to consolidate marble, granite and other goods produced in this mining area before they are transported to the port.

The two partners estimate that this new link will carry up to 25,000 tonnes of freight per month. According to their projections, this volume would remove approximately 735 trucks from Namibian roads each month, while reducing pressure on road infrastructure, improving safety and reducing carbon emissions by about 900 tonnes per year.

The corridor is based on a freight consolidation model, in which rail complements road transport rather than substitutes for it, with the possibility of transporting both bulk and containers.

For Kaleido Logistics, this project is part of the development of its African rail network, already present in Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, while TransNamib sees it as a lever to give back to rail a central role in national logistics.

Both companies consider that this cooperation will help to strengthen the competitiveness of the Walvis Bay corridor and Namibia's position as a regional logistics platform.