Eight ships ladened with petrol are waiting to berth in Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday.
The NPA disclosed this in its daily, “Shipping Position” made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
It said that two other ships would berth with aviation fuel and bulk fertiliser.
Thirty-one ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos between May 24 and June 14.
NPA said that the expected ships were carrying bulk wheat, containers, bulk sugar, general cargoes, steel products, base oil, bulk corn, bulk fertiliser, empty containers, frozen fish and petrol.
NAN reports that 15 other ships are already at the port discharging general cargoes, buck wheat, frozen fish, bulk gas, petrol, container and bulk corn. (NAN)
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