Get Guardian on GooglePresident of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote is set to provide insights into the group’s maritime activities, including port operations, shipping, cargo handling, marine logistics, other operations supporting its industrial and commercial activities at the Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) All Nigerian Maritime Journalists Retreat.
Dangote is expected to feature at a special ‘Meet the Maritime Press Session’ scheduled for December 3, 2026, during the three-day retreat holding from December 2 to 4 at Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.
The session is expected to give maritime journalists a deeper understanding of the Group’s maritime infrastructure, the movement of raw materials and finished products, its logistics network and the contribution of these activities to domestic and international trade.
The engagement builds on MARCON’s tour of the Dangote Refinery, fertiliser plant and other facilities within the Group’s industrial complex.
A major highlight of the tour was the disclosure that over 600 vessels had called at the Dangote Refinery Port, underscoring the growing scale of the Group’s maritime operations and its increasing significance to Nigeria’s shipping and logistics industry.
The vessel traffic reflected the critical role of maritime transportation in the Group’s operations, from the importation of crude oil and other industrial inputs to the export and distribution of refined petroleum products, fertiliser and other finished goods.
It also highlighted the opportunities such large-scale industrial investments present for shipping, port services, marine logistics and other segments of the maritime value chain.
Beyond its direct maritime operations, Dangote Industries is also a major player in the growing Lekki Free Zone, which is steadily emerging as an important industrial and economic hub for Nigeria.
The Chairman of the Planning Committee, Paul Ogbuokiri, said the concentration of large-scale investments in the zone, including the Dangote Refinery, fertiliser and petrochemical complexes, is strengthening its position as a centre for industrial production, energy, logistics and international trade.
Ogbokiri stated that the yearly retreat brings together media professionals and key stakeholders across the maritime, shipping, trade and logistics sectors to examine developments affecting the industry and the wider economy.
The 2026 edition is themed: “From Extraction to Exchange: Recalibrating Nigeria’s Foreign Trade to Realise President Tinubu’s $1 Trillion Productive Economy”.
Ogbokiri said the Meet the Maritime Press Session will align with the retreat’s theme by examining how Dangote Group’s maritime investments and operations support industrial production, trade facilitation, export development and Nigeria’s broader economic ambitions.
