15 ships discharging aviation fuel, other commodities in Lagos ports

Container port
APMT, Apapa

Fifteen ships are discharging aviation fuel and other commodities at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) made this known on Friday in its publication- Shipping Position- in Lagos.

NPA said that other ships were discharging buck wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, empty containers, bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar, containers and bulk salt.
According to NPA,  28 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods were expected to arrive in Lagos ports between June 16 and June 27.

It said that the ships would bring base oil, general cargoes, bulk fertiliser, container, bulk corn, buck wheat, empty container, bulk gas, bulk gas, steel products, containers, bulk sugar and petrol.

NPA said that six ships were waiting to berth at the ports with bulk fertiliser, container, frozen fish and petrol.