Zambia & Logistics:
Located in Southern Africa, Zambia is a landlocked country connected to ports by various corridors: the Southern corridor with Durban, South Africa, the Eastern corridor to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, South East to Beira in Mozambique and the Western corridor to Walvis Bay in Namibia.
With an annual production of 750,000 tons of copper with potential upswing for 2017, Zambia’s economy depends largely on commodity prices. The Government recognized the need to diversify the economy and open the country to investors.
Zambia’s chief export is copper, although trade in nontraditional exports—such as copper wire, cables, gemstones, and fresh vegetables and flowers—has grown. Cotton and tobacco are also exported. Sizable imports include chemicals and chemical products as well as machinery and equipment. Zambia’s most important trade partners include Switzerland, South Africa, China, and the Republic of the Congo.