28 ships with petroleum products, food for Lagos ports

NPA Apapa Ports Complex

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 January 12 to 31.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication, Shipping Position, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.

NPA explained that the expected ships contain general cargoes, buck wheat, containers, bulk sugar, steel products, bulk charcoal, bulk rice and petrol.

The document noted that 11 other ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with petroleum products and fresh fish.

It stated that nine of the ships would berth with petrol, while two others would berth with fresh fish and bulk gas.

Nineteen other ships are at the ports discharging buck wheat, general cargoes, bulk sugar, base oil, bulk rice, containers and petrol.