On-Land Logistics
KCM uses the rail and road to transport products. On average  rail accounts for 70% of our export and the road 30% . Currently about 75% of the copper goes through Dar-es-Salaam and 25% through Durban.

Railways
Zambia's railways are  linked to several neighbouring countries and  to ports on the Indian Ocean. Zambia Railways Limited is responsible for this rail line. KCM uses this line to deliver copper to Durban port in South Africa.

On-Sea Logistics

Port facilities
Appointed agents at both Dar-es-Salaam and Durban ensure that the required quantity and brand is available for shipment as booked with shipping lines. The copper can be containerised for all destinations although break-bulk shipping is available to limited destinations in Europe, Middle East and Asia according to customer preference. Durban port is capable of loading onto ships 12 containers per hour while Dar-es-Salaam can do 24 containers per hour.

Shipping lines and transit times
KCM uses 6 shipping lines to cover 12 destinations in the Middle East, South East Asia and the Far East. The copper is shipped in lots that can be as low as 100 tonnes although 500 tonnes is deemed optimum. The vessel frequency is on average fortnightly to most destinations.

Table: Typical transit times to selected destination ports

CUSTOMERS
KCM sells its copper products through merchants and directly to end users who are rod, cable or brass mills. Ultimately the copper is used to produce electrical wiring in buildings, automobiles, and electronics products and in the manufacture of components.