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24 ships discharge petroleum products, others in Lagos ports

The products include bulk wheat, bulk salt, general cargoes, fresh fish, containers, bulk sugar, petrol, bulk gas, diesel, and bulk urea.

• June 19, 2026
Apapa port (Credit: Stears)
Apapa port (Credit: Stears)

A total of 24 ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa, Lekki and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Friday.

The NPA explained that the ships were discharging bulk wheat, bulk salt, general cargoes, fresh fish, containers, bulk sugar, petrol, bulk gas, diesel, and bulk urea.

It added that 46 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are also expected to arrive at the Lagos ports.

The NPA said that the expected ships would bring in general cargoes, bulk urea, crude oil, bulk gas, bulk wheat, bulk millet, bulk sugar, condensate, aviation fuel, containers of various goods, bulk salt, and petrol.

It added that nine ships had also arrived at the ports waiting to berth with bulk urea, crude oil, diesel, aviation fuel, gasoline, bulk fertiliser, general cargo and petrol. 

(NAN)

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