10 ships laden with fuel, food items arrive Lagos

Ten ships laden with petroleum products and food items have arrived Lagos ports waiting to berth.

This is contained in a publication `Daily Shipping Position’ made available by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos.

The document noted that the ships were waiting to discharge petrol, diesel, aviation fuel, base oil and bulk rice.

It indicated that 31 other ships laden with petrol, diesel, fresh fish, general cargo, buck wheat, containers, steel products and base oil were being expected at the ports.

The publication, however, explained that 14 other ships containing diesel, base oil, crude salt, buck wheat, rice, container and bulk sugar were discharging at the ports.