Thirty two ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos from July 22 to Aug. 7.
The Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication - `Shipping Position’ - made available to newsmen in Lagos on Wednesday.
It stated that the ships contained general cargo, crude palm olein, bulk malt, base oil, bulk sugar, bulk rice, buckwheat diesel, frozen fish, containers, bulk fertiliser, bulk gas, petrol and steel products.
NPA said that seven other ships had arrived at the ports waiting to discharge diesel and petrol.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 other ships at the ports are discharging buckwheat, general cargo and bulk rice.
The publication noted that other ships were discharging containers, frozen fish, petrol, bulk salt, bulk gas, aviation fuel, diesel and bulk sugar. (NAN)
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