37 ships expected in Lagos

Thirty seven ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other commodities are expected to arrive in Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, from June 18 to June 30.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) disclosed this in its daily publication, `Shipping Position’, made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lagos.

According to the document, the contents of the expected ships are petrol, kerosene, diesel, bulk urea, fresh fish, steel
products, bulk wheat, bulk sugar and ethanol.

It said that other vessels would arrive with general cargo, buthane gas and containers.

The document explained that nine ships with petrol, aviation fuel, crude palm oil, rice, fish and general cargo are waiting to berth at the ports

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 23 other ships had arrived the ports discharging bulk wheat, fertiliser, base oil, rice, general cargo, fresh fish, gypsum, base oil, petrol and diesel.