By Aisha Cole
Lagos – 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 Dec. 29 to Jan. 7.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – Shipping Position – a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.
The authority stated that five of the expected 28 ships would berth with petrol and aviation fuel.
NPA said that the remaining 23 ships contained buck wheat, general cargo, base oil, frozen fish, soya beans, aviation fuel, bulk charcoal, steel products and containers.
It noted that three ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, frozen fish and petrol.
According to NPA, 13 other ships are at the ports discharging empty containers, bulk wheat, bulk fertiliser, frozen fish, containers, aviation fuel and petrol.
