By Aisha Cole
Lagos – Thirty one ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from Jan. 31 to Feb. 18.
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 Tuesday in Lagos.
NAN reports that five of the expected ships would berth with diesel and petrol.
NPA said that the remaining 26 ships contained buck wheat, general cargoes, base oil, frozen fish, bulk salt, steel products, crude palm olein and containers.
The document noted that six ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, diesel and petrol.
NAN reports that 14 other ships are at the ports discharging empty containers, bulk wheat, frozen fish, pet coke, bulk fertiliser, containers, bulk corn, soya beans and petrol.
