Quelimane to handle tantalum shipments?

The Noventa mining company, which has a concession to work the Marropino mines in Mozambique, is looking into the possibility of shipping consignments of tantalum via the port of Quelimane. An initial 8-tonne shipment has already been sent to test the logistics chain linking the mine to the port, possibly leading to regular shipments as of 2011.
The main option is the port of Walvis Bay, in neighbouring Namibia, although this would involve road haulage of seven to ten days.
The main advantage of Quelimane is that it is only 350km distant from the mine.