Lagos ports to receive 27 ships laden with petrol, food items

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 27 ships are expected to arrive in Apapa and Tin Can Island Ports in Lagos from Feb. 2 to Feb. 24.

NPA, in its daily publication, `Shipping Position’, issued on Friday in Lagos, said five of the ships would sail in with petroleum products.

It said the other ships were coming with buck wheat, frozen fish, bulk gas, bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar, steel products, aviation fuel, empty containers and other goods.

The authority said that six ships were already waiting to berth at the ports with bulk fertiliser, petrol and lubrication oil.