Africa's Mineral Gateway
Horn Logistics connects East Africa’s mineral resources to global markets, supplying ethical and conflict-free minerals refined in the secure, stable, and business-friendly environment of Somaliland for direct delivery to Asia
Strategic Gateway: Berbera Corridor
Horn Logistics links conflict-free East African minerals to Asian customers through Somaliland’s upgraded Berbera Port and Economic Zone. The 3,000 km bonded corridor offers seamless transit with container handling capacity of 450,000 TEU per year and leverages the COMESA RCTG customs bond to eliminate multi-day border delays. On-site refining at Berbera further upgrades concentrates, turning the route into a full-service export and processing hub for ethical, high-value minerals.
Pan-African Mineral Super-Corridor
Horn Logistics is engineered for volume and verified for quality. Within 24 months of the pilot, our goal is to move 16 containers of concentrate per year. Located in the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ), our facility includes bonded warehousing and is pre-designed to scale with additional mineral inputs such as tin, tungsten, and rare-earths without requiring new greenfield. On-site certified sampling and testing ensures every shipment meets international standards for compliance and traceability. For global buyers, this creates a secure, verified, China-free supply lane; for logistics partners, a long-term contract backbone that expands with each new commodity we onboard.
Phase 1 – Pilot Proof
We launch the corridor with a single 25–50 ton container of East African concentrate, demonstrating every customs hand-off from Kigali to Berbera and the 12–15 day sea route to Kaohsiung. At the Berbera Economic Zone (BEZ), our plant’s twin 20–40 tonne-per-hour gravity lines dry, clean, and upgrade mixed coltan-cassiterite feed to an export grade of 30–40% tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) and 50–65% tin oxide (SnO₂).This pilot run validates the COMESA RCTG bonded system, the new Ethiopian Clearinghouse in Berbera, and our 12-truck heavy-duty fleet. A projected 34% gross margin on the first shipment demonstrates the route’s strong economics for future mineral flows
Phase 2 - Scale & Optimization
After the pilot, we scale to quarterly convoys of four containers 16 per year carrying not only tantalum but also tin and tungsten concentrates from Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DRC. At this run rate, projected margins exceed 34%, with strong investor returns.Operational priorities include blending to consistent specifications (<10% iron, <0.05% uranium/thorium), container-level moisture control, and a bonded 2,500 m² warehouse establishing Berbera as the region’s first multi-mineral consolidation hub.
Phase 3 - Diversify & Refine
With logistics fully de-risked, we expand convoys and scale refinery operations to meet rising demand. High-volume nickel laterite from Tanzania and chromite from Madagascar join the corridor, supported by a modular, HF-free K-salt refinery at Berbera that upgrades concentrates to 99.8% oxide or K₂TaF₇ ready for direct use in batteries and super-alloys.This ethical, transparent supply chain gives Asian buyers a stable alternative to single-source dependency, while offering 3PL partners long-term, multi-commodity contracts. With no new greenfield capex required, the system is built to scale easily growing well beyond 50 containers a year.
Partner with Horn Logistics
Join us at Horn Logistics to shape the future of ethical African trade. With a secure, high-capacity hub at Berbera Port, a 30-year track record of stability, and direct access to conflict-free mineral corridors, we offer unmatched speed, transparency, and scalability. Whether you're sourcing, selling, or shipping, our bonded infrastructure and world-class facilities make us the ideal partner