NPA expects 21 ships with petroleum products, others at Lagos ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 21 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and others from Dec. 16 to Dec. 28.

The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position`, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday.

According to the authority, the ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex.

It said that the ships contained general cargo, frozen fish, container, bulk sugar, bulk gypsum, base oil, trucks, bulk wheat, ethanol and butane gas.

NPA said that another four ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with bulk sugar, base oil and petrol.

The organisation said 22 other ships are at the ports, discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, container, bulk sugar, frozen fish and petrol