Lagos – Ten ships are waiting to discharge petroleum products and containers at Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication – `Shipping Position’, – made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
The document indicated that eight of the ships were waiting to berth with petrol, while two others would berth with containers and frozen fish.
It stated that 28 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods were expected to arrive the ports from Jan. 22 to Feb. 6.
NPA noted that the expected ships contained general cargoes, buck wheat, containers, diesel, steel products and petrol.
NAN reports that 17 other ships are at the ports discharging buck wheat, general cargoes, bulk rice, bulk charcoal, containers and petrol. (NAN)