16 ships with petroleum products, other commodities, to arrive Lagos ports

Fifteen ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday.

NPA in its publication, Shipping Position, said the expected ships would arrive from Nov. 18 to Nov. 26.

It said that five of the expected ships will arrive with containers of different products, while three containers each will arrive with bulk wheat and general cargoes.

NPA said the remaining ships will arrive with bulk salt, bulk fertilizer and bulk gas.

It noted that five ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with general cargo, containers, bulk gypsum and bulk fertilizer.

Our correspondent reports that 19 ships are at the Lekki, Tincan and Apapa ports discharging general cargoes, bulk wheat, bulk gypsum, bulk gas, bulk sugar, containers and petrol.