Our Team
Logistics experts
Our team of logistics experts are dedicated to providing tailored supply chain solutions across our key transit corridors in Africa.
Our team’s extensive experience across territories, including Africa’s unique logistical challenges, has honed their problem-solving skills and expertise in sourcing, trading, and delivering logistics solutions. Committed to global compliance and ethical business practices, Seavaun Logistics continues to deliver exceptional solutions through collaboration with reputable partners and a world-class team.
Experience & Expertise
With over 12 years of experience in global logistics and chemicals/reagent trading, Seavaun Logistics, led by Kyle Lentz, has gained invaluable expertise in the Australian and African mining and logistics sectors. The team has successfully executed complex logistics strategies, including scoping supply chains, managing chemical tenders, and long-term contracting with significant cost savings.
Seavaun Logistics benefits from a global network of vetted suppliers and service providers, ensuring consistent delivery on client needs. The team’s in-depth understanding of regional market constraints and applications enables them to navigate challenges effectively, always delivering the best possible outcomes for clients’ supply chains and production requirements.
- Experience Our Expertise
Managing Director Experience
Kyle Lentz brings extensive leadership in logistics and supply chain, with a focus on optimising operations and cost-saving strategies
- Sourcing and contracting chemicals/reagents for mines.
- Conducting comprehensive supply chain evaluations to identify cost-saving initiatives and assess supplier sustainability, capabilities, and performance.
- Managing the logistics of Copper, Lead, and Zinc metals from Central Australia to the Port of Townsville, creating bi-directional logistics chains that drive cost savings for mining operations.
- Coordinating logistics movements of over 20 million tons of bulk concentrates, including the appointment and contracting of logistics partners.
- Sourcing and contracting chemicals for mines across the region.
- Managing chemical/reagent trading in excess of 700,000 tons per year, supplying the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia.
- Conducting thorough due diligence and sourcing from global manufacturers and suppliers.
- Optimizing logistics by building partnerships and reducing service costs.
- Handling over 1 million tons of imports and exports annually for mining operations, including the creation of bi-directional logistics value chains.
- Developing and optimizing tracking and tracing systems.
- Sourcing and contracting chemicals for mines in the region.
- Evaluating supply chains to ensure mines receive maximum value from their supplier relationships.
- Managing sourcing and supply for Copper and Zinc mines, covering everything from bagged products to grinding media.
- Aligning commercial terms for chemical purchasing to support cost-effective operations.
Operational Experience
Experience Highlights – Africa Region:
Efficient and effective warehousing operations in the mining sector for both minerals and chemical reagents, ensuring optimal inventory levels, streamlined storage, and quick turnaround times for production demands.
Comprehensive sourcing activities across both the manufacturing and mining industries, identifying cost-effective suppliers and ensuring timely availability of materials for production.
Sourcing procurement across local and global markets, including management of contracts and supplier relationships from initial procurement to final delivery.
Start to end management of entire import and export process for goods across multiple African countries, ensuring compliance with international trade regulations and optimizing supply chain operations.
Coordination and expediting activities to ensure timely delivery of goods from local and global manufacturers, mitigating delays and maintaining supply chain continuity.
Source to contract, procurement and supply chain , ensuring competitive pricing and adherence to safety and regulatory standards.
Professional execution of supply chain logistics and transportation of bulk commodities, coordination of goods movements to end-users while optimising costs and maintaining service quality.