NPA expects 31 ships laden with petroleum products, foods in Lagos

Thirty one ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from June 30 to July 18.

This was revealed on Tuesday by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) in its daily publication ‘Shipping Position’ made available to journalists in Lagos.

According to the publication, the expected ships contained general cargo, crude palm oil, bulk salt, bulk rice, buckwheat, diesel, petrol, bulk gypsum, fresh fish, bulk bauxite, vehicle, containers and crude palm oil.

It stated further that eight other ships had arrived at the ports waiting to discharge PMS(petrol), diesel,bulk rice, fresh fish and bulk soya.