Twenty four ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from March 14 to March 25.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – `Shipping Position’ on Tuesday in Lagos.
Seven of the expected ships would berth with petrol.
NPA said that the remaining 17 ships contained buck wheat, general cargoes, steel products, diesel, crude palm olein, soya bulk corn, gypsum, empty containers and containers laden with goods.
The document noted that seven ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk fertiliser, crude palm olein and petrol.
According to NPA, 19 other ships are at the ports discharging empty containers, bulk wheat, containers, steel products, bulk fertiliser, soya bean, soda ash, bulk sugar, containers and petrol.