27 ships to arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products, foods

Twenty-seven ships laden with  petroleum products, assorted foods and general cargoes are expected to arrive at Lagos ports from Nov. 18 to Nov. 30, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Wednesday.

The NPA made this known in its daily ‘Shipping Position’ made available to newsmen in Lagos.

It indicated that 14 of the expected ships would sail in with containers, while general cargoes would arrive in three other ships.

The NPA said food items including bulk malt, buckwheat, bulk sugar, rice and crude palm oil would be brought in seven ships while the remaining three ships would sail in with petrol.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that nine ships laden with rice, general cargoes, petrol, diesel and base oil arrived at the Lagos ports, waiting to berth.

NAN