The Saudi Maritime and Logistics Congress 2026 takes place at the Jeddah Superdome on 21 and 22 October 2026. The congress is organised by Seatrade Maritime, part of Informa, under the patronage of the Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services, and brings together shipping lines, port operators, logistics providers, shipbuilders, financiers and the government bodies that oversee the Kingdom's maritime sector.
This listing corrects an earlier version, which carried a September date and a Dammam venue drawn from aggregator listings. The organiser's official site is unambiguous: the 2026 congress is in Jeddah on 21 and 22 October. Several third party event calendars still show Dammam or Dhahran Expo in September, and executives should work from the official dates.
The organiser expects around 15,000 attendees and several hundred senior guests, with Bahri, the Saudi Ports Authority Mawani and the Transport General Authority among its partners. The programme covers port development and privatisation, shipping and logistics investment, the Kingdom's ambition to become a global logistics hub under its National Transport and Logistics Strategy, maritime decarbonisation and the shipbuilding and maintenance capacity being built on the Red Sea and Gulf coasts.
For chief executives and boards in shipping, ports, logistics, energy and industrial supply chains, the congress is the principal Saudi venue for meeting the regulators and state linked operators that award port concessions and logistics contracts. Leaders of Gulf and international shipping groups use it to position for Saudi cargo growth, while financiers and advisers read the ministerial sessions for the next round of privatisation and infrastructure tenders.
