28 ships laden with petroleum products, food items to arrive Lagos

Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from from today to Jan. 7.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – Shipping Position – a copy of which was made available to the media yesterday in Lagos.

The authority stated that five of the expected 28 ships would berth with petrol and aviation fuel.

NPA said that the remaining 23 ships contained buck wheat, general cargo, base oil, frozen fish, soya beans, aviation fuel, bulk charcoal, steel products and containers.

It noted that three ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, frozen fish and petrol.

According to NPA, 13 other ships are at the ports discharging empty containers, bulk wheat, bulk fertilizer, frozen fish, containers, aviation fuel and petrol.