Dangote to headline MARCON maritime journalists’ retreat

The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, will headline the 2026 All Nigerian Maritime Journalists Retreat organised by the Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON).

Dangote is expected to feature at a special Meet the Maritime Press Session scheduled for December 3, during the three-day retreat holding from December 2 to 4 at De Marii Hotel FZE, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos.

The session will provide an opportunity for the industrialist and executives of his group to explain the company’s maritime operations, including port activities, shipping, cargo handling and marine logistics.

The engagement is also expected to offer maritime journalists insights into the group’s infrastructure, movement of raw materials and finished products, logistics network and contribution to domestic and international trade.

The planned interaction follows MARCON’s recent tour of the Dangote Refinery, fertiliser plant and other facilities within the group’s industrial complex, where members were exposed to the scale of its investments and operations.

During the visit, the organisation was informed that more than 600 vessels had called at the Dangote Refinery Port, highlighting the growing importance of the facility to Nigeria’s shipping and logistics industry.

The vessel traffic reflects the role of maritime transportation in the group’s operations, particularly the importation of crude oil and industrial inputs, as well as the export and distribution of refined petroleum products, fertiliser and other finished goods.

The scale of the operations also presents opportunities for shipping companies, port service providers, marine logistics operators and other businesses across the maritime value chain.

Dangote Industries is also a major investor in the Lekki Free Zone, which is emerging as an important industrial and economic hub, with investments in refining, fertiliser production and petrochemicals.

The zone’s proximity to the Lekki Deep Sea Port and access to international shipping routes have strengthened its potential as an industrial and maritime corridor for manufacturing, energy, logistics and international trade.

The concentration of large-scale investments in the area is expected to support Nigeria’s manufacturing capacity, export potential, employment generation and economic diversification.

Dangote Industries participated in the previous edition of the retreat, where Dangote received the MARCON Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to industrial and economic development.

The 2026 retreat, regarded as a major gathering of maritime journalists and industry stakeholders, is themed: “From Extraction to Exchange: Recalibrating Nigeria’s Foreign Trade to Realise President Tinubu’s $1 Trillion Productive Economy”.

The theme will provide a platform for discussions on Nigeria’s foreign trade, shipping, logistics and the need to strengthen local production and export capacity.

The Meet the Maritime Press Session is expected to examine how Dangote Group’s maritime investments support industrial production, trade facilitation and export development, in line with the country’s broader economic ambitions.

It is also expected to strengthen relations between the group and maritime journalists while promoting informed reporting on the contribution of private sector investments to Nigeria’s maritime and industrial development.

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