In a significant move to alleviate pressure on road networks and facilitate exports to other African countries, the Dangote Group has announced plans to transport refined petroleum products by sea.
This development was revealed by Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman, Senior Adviser to the Group President on Special Projects and Strategic Relations, in a statement on Sunday.
The company has constructed a jetty in the Lekki Free Zone to handle bulk cargoes during the refinery’s development. “Today, we are exporting our products to many African countries through the seaport. We also plan to ease the pressure on the roads from the refinery by transporting finished petroleum products to other ports along the Nigerian coast by sea, for further distribution to the hinterland,” Wali-Abdurrahman explained.
