This summary is for the strategic expansion of the Walvis Bay container terminal project. The Walvis Bay port is managed by Namport, which is the national port authority in Namibia since 1994 and manages one other port. The port of Walvis Bay is situated at the west coast of Africa and provides an easier and much faster transit route between Southern Africa, Europe and America. The port of Walvis Bay is currently operating at its full capacity. The proposed strategic expansion of the container terminal is intended to alleviate congestion and to increase efficiency. Given the project description below; the project is classified as category one in line with the Bank's environment and social assessment procedures "ESAP". The transport system in Namibia consists of among others two major seaports one of which is the Walvis Bay port and it serves the mainland and the regional economies of Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of the Congo.