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20 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities at Lagos ports: NPA

NPA said the ships were discharging petrol, diesel, crude oil, buckwheat, general cargo, containers, bulk gas, fresh fish, bulk gypsum, base oil, and bulk urea.

• January 31, 2026
Ships at Lagos port used to illustrate the story.
Ships at Lagos port used to illustrate the story[ Photo Credit: The Guardian Nigeria]

Twenty 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 Saturday.


NPA explained that the ships were discharging petrol, diesel, crude oil, buckwheat, general cargo, containers, bulk gas, fresh fish, bulk gypsum, base oil, and bulk urea.


Thirty-nine other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive in Lagos ports between Saturday and February 15.


NPA said the expected ships would bring general cargoes, bulk oil, bulk urea, bulk gas, aviation fuel, crude oil, condensers, bulk wheat, containers of different goods, fresh fish, and bulk fertilizer.


It said 18 ships had arrived at the ports and were waiting to berth with bulk urea, crude oil, aviation fuel, bulk gypsum, containers, general cargo, and bulk gas.


(NAN)

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