Lüderitz harbor

Lüderitz harbor
Data
UN / LOCODE	NA LDZ
operator	Namibian Port Authority
Port type	seaport
Piers / quays	2
Throughput	800,000 tons (2018/19)
Container (TEU)	6320 TEU (2017/18)
website	www.namport.com.na
Geographic information
place	Luderitz
region	ǁKaras
Country	Namibia
	Aerial view of the port of Lüderitz
Coordinates	26 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 15 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ E Coordinates: 26 ° 38 ′ 0 ″ S , 15 ° 9 ′ 0 ″ E
	Location Lüderitz port

The port of Lüderitz ( English Port of Lüderitz ), historically also Roberthafen ( English Robert Harbor ), is the port of the Namibian coastal city of Lüderitz . Like the Walvis Bay port, it is operated by the Namibian Port Authority (Namport) and is one of only two in the country.

Location and connection

The port of Lüderitz is located in the south of Namibia in the middle of the Namib desert on the edge of the diamond restricted area . It is connected to the centrally located town of Keetmanshoop by the national road B4 and the Lüderitzbahn (since 2015) .

Development and economic importance

Port around 1914

Originally a fishing port , the port has developed into a transshipment point since the mid-1990s, mainly for the minerals from the surrounding mines and the export of fruits. However, the port is located in a relatively shallow bay with a rocky bottom. For a long time, this only allowed smaller ships to be moored with a maximum draft of six meters.

In 2000 a new 500 meter long quay was inaugurated. Ships with a draft of up to 8.75 m can now moor at the outer end of this new quay. In the 2005/06 financial year, Namport invested more than 2.5 million Namibian dollars in the expansion of the port.

On September 10, 2010, the port operator NamPort announced that the port was to be expanded to become the country's second major port, as the port of Walvis Bay had reached its capacity limits. In February 2018, the construction of a new port was called into question, among other things for environmental reasons.

statistics

In 2008 the port was called by more than 1200 ships. The throughput between 2000 and 2008 averaged more than 270,000 tons per year, but with a decreasing trend. Container throughput in 2007/08 was 13,000 TEU . In 2013/14, 604,486 tons of cargo and 2,194 TEU were handled on 724 ships.

year	Ships	Freight (tons)	TEU
2008/09	1115	345,829	15,401
2009/10	918	347.81	8,576
2010/11	1021	340,330	8,576
2011/12	940	311,920	2,724
2012/13	823	372.068	2,992
2013/14	724	604,486	2,194
2014/15	774	398,419	2,316
2015/16	369	240,500	1,714
2016/17	734	388.198	2,920
2017/18	736	477.293	6.320
2018/19	718	362,495	5,355