Lagos – Eleven ships are currently discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Friday.
NPA explained that the ships were at the ports discharging bulk wheat, petrol, empty containers, bulk sugar, bulk gas and aviation fuel.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 30 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports between Dec. 16 and December 30.
NPA said that the expected ships would ferry into the country, bulk sugar, base oil, general cargoes, bulk gypsum, containers, aviation fuel, crude palm olein, steel products, ethanol and buthane.
NAN reports that 26 ships were expected in December 14 and 32 ships in December 15.
The document noted that five ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, crew frozen fish and petrol.
