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17 ships with assorted goods expected at Lagos ports: NPA

Items expected at the ports are sugar, frozen fish, general cargo, gypsum, wheat, container, salt, butane gas and soya bean meal.

• October 21, 2022
Ships at Lagos port used to illustrate the story.
Ships at Lagos port used to illustrate the story[ Photo Credit: The Guardian Nigeria]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said 17 ships conveying assorted goods were expected at the Lagos ports from October 21 to November 1.

It listed the items expected at the ports as bulk sugar, frozen fish, general cargo, bulk gypsum, bulk wheat, container, bulk salt, butane gas and soya bean meal.

The NPA also said that 16 ships were already discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, petrol, container, bulk fertiliser, bulk sugar and automobile gasoline at the ports.

It added that one other ship had arrived at the ports waiting to berth with bulk wheat.

(NAN)

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