Lagos – Twenty two 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 are at the ports discharging general cargoes, buck wheat, bulk fertiliser, frozen fish, container, bulk sugar and bulk gas.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 34 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports between Aug. 19 and Aug. 30.
NPA said that the expected ships would ferry into the country, ethanol, bulk sugar, bulk gypsum, containers, crude palm olein, bulk charcoal, diesel, steel product and petrol.
NAN reports that 34 ships were expected on Aug 15; 33 ships on Aug. 16; and 32 ships on Aug 17.
The document noted that seven ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with petrol, bulk gas, frozen fish, bulk fertiliser and bulk wheat.(NAN)
