Work on Namibia’s third port is expected to start soon after government put aside 22 million Namibian dollars (1.8 million U.S. dollars) for the project in the next two years. 
The estimated total cost for project has been put at about 2.4 billion Namibian dollars.
Cape Fria is about 850 km from the capital Windhoek and about 300 km north-west of Opuwo in the northern Kunene Region.
Namibia Ports Authority chief executive officer Bisey Uirab confirmed the development this week, saying that the tender for the pre-feasibility study would be flighted mid-2015.
The feasibility study would be look at the prospects of establishing the harbor at Angra Fria, the construction of a railway and a road to link the harbour, power and water supply as well as developing a township.
In addition, the feasibility report would comprise a number of interrelated core activities such as freight and marketing studies, environmental impact study, socioeconomic, geopolitical and strategic studies, financial and economic viability studies.
The proposed harbour is intended to serve not only the fishing industry, but also to handle imports and exports of cargo, ore and minerals to and from other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. In addition, it is expected to become a tourist attraction and as a venue for sport fishing.
Uirab said it is expected that the port will cater for bulk mining product exports from Northern Namibia, such as iron ore.
Currently, Namibia has two ports — Walvis Bay in the west and Luderitz in the southeast of the country.
Walvis Bay holds about 3,000 vessel each year and handles more than 5 million tonnes of cargo. Enditem
Source: Xinhua
