Forty-four ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected at the Lagos ports from Aug. 12 to Aug. 28.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication 'Shipping Position, made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.

The document indicated that the expected ships contained general cargo, crude palm olein, bulk malt, base oil, bulk sugar and bulk rice.

It noted that other expected ships contained buck wheat, diesel, frozen fish, containers, bulk fertiliser, bulk gas, diesel, petrol and steel products.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 16 other ships have arrived the ports — waiting to berth — with petrol, steel products, general cargo and containers.

NAN reports that other ships in the ports are discharging containers and petroleum products. (NAN)

•Photo shows ship laden with containers.