Lagos- Twenty seven ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from July 16 to August 7.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication – `Shipping Position’ – made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.
The document stated that the expected ships contained general cargo, crude palm olein, bulk salt, bulk sugar, bulk rice, buck wheat, diesel, frozen fish, containers and steel products.
NPA said 12 other ships had arrived the ports waiting to discharge containers, frozen fish, base oil, aviation fuel, diesel and petrol.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 22 other ships at the ports are discharging buck wheat, general cargo, steel products, bulk rice and bulk soya.
The publication noted that other ships were discharging containers, frozen fish, petrol, diesel and bulk sugar (NAN)