Eight Ships To Discharge Fuel At Lagos Ports

No fewer than eight ships are waiting to discharge petroleum products at the various oil terminals within the Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said.

The Shipping Position, a daily publication of NPA, made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday indicated that three of the eight ships would discharge petrol.

It said that three ships would discharge diesel and two would discharge aviation fuel.

According to the document, a ship is also waiting to discharge fresh fish.

It said that 82 ships carrying different cargoes would sail into the ports between March 5 and March 30.

NPA added that 10 of the ships would arrive with petroleum products, 14 would sail in with used and new vehicles while 38 others would arrive with containers.

The document said that other ships would sail in with semi trailer, general cargoes, bulk wheat, bulk fertiliser, fresh fish, rice, steel products, palm oil and base oil.

Reports say that 21 ships are currently discharging bulk wheat, rice, containers, steel products, fresh fish and petroleum products.