Lagos ports to receive 25 ships carrying petroleum products, food items

Twenty five ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from May 16 to May 26.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made the announcement in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday.

Six of the expected 28 ships will arrive with petrol.

NPA said that the remaining 19 ships contained buckwheat, fertiliser, base oil, diesel, bulk sugar, frozen fish, empty containers, general cargo and containers laden with goods.

It said that seven ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar and petrol.