13 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities in Lagos

Thirteen ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Friday.

NPA explained that the ships were discharging buck wheat, general cargo, petrol, container, diesel, bulk gypsum, bulk sugar and bulk fertiliser.

32 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive between March 16 and April 5.

“The expected ships are carrying buck wheat, containers, general cargoes, empty container, bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar, frozen fish, butane and petrol,’’ it said.

It said 10 ships had arrived at the ports and waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, crude palmolein and petrol.