This “Super-Max Abnormal Load” is a 49 m by 4.5 m container weighing 140 tons. It is a first for Namibia in cross border transportation through the Caprivi highway due to its size and capacity. The cargo is a Cold Box, an essential component that will enable the smelting of copper at the mine. It was manufactured in the UK, travelling via Ellesmere Port and the Port of Antwerp to the

This large shipment was offloaded recently from the cargo ship, Golden Isle, in the port of Walvis Bay for its final leg by road to Zambia's Konkola copper mine in Chingola.

Port of Walvis Bay, aboard the vessel “Golden Isle.
At a speed of 30 km/h, this cold box was moved through a distance of 1300 km in Namibia and the remaining distance in Zambia up to the Copperbelt was achieved in 4 weeks.
“The planning in arranging this consignment’s transportation to Zambia through the Port of Walvis Bay and then by road along the Trans-Caprivi Highway has involved many logistics specialists within the DHL world wide network and our Industrial project department” said Kora Seifert, DHL Global forwarding manager in Namibia.
“All partners have been consulted in the best way for the consignment to be moved from its origin to its final destination, DHL Global Forwarding have customized the best tailor-made solution to enable this through project management that is based on experience and continuous support from suppliers and customers and tapping into worldwide expertise within the DHL Global Forwarding infrastructure” said Rob Coventry from DHL Industrial Project South Africa.
The Trans Caprivi Corridor provides landlocked countries such as Zambia, southern DRC and Zimbabwe access to the Port of Walvis Bay and allows four to five days transit time from Port to final destination.
Since the completion of the Katima Mulilo Bridge, in May 2004, promotional efforts on the Trans-Caprivi Corridor increased trade tonnages on the Corridor by more than 140% last year.