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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reported that 21 vessels are currently offloading petroleum products and other cargo at major ports in Lagos.
The disclosure appeared in the authority’s daily Shipping Position bulletin released to journalists in Lagos on Saturday.
According to the NPA, the vessels are discharging their consignments at the Apapa Port, Lekki Port, and Tin Can Island Port.
The shipments include aviation fuel, premium motor spirit (petrol), diesel, bulk gas, cargo trucks, and bulk wheat.
Other consignments being handled include bulk alkaline materials, general cargo, sugar, fresh fish, soya bean oil, clinker, and containerised goods.
The authority also revealed that 41 more vessels carrying petroleum products, food items, and assorted goods are scheduled to arrive at Lagos ports between February 28 and March 7.
The expected arrivals, the NPA said, will convey general cargo, bulk wheat, sugar, crude oil, fertiliser, salt, containerised goods, and petrol.
Meanwhile, 17 vessels loaded with commodities such as bulk urea, diesel, aviation fuel, crude oil, ethanol, bulk wheat, general cargo, and bulk pallets have already arrived and are currently awaiting berthing at the ports.