NPA says cargoes are discharging at Lagos port, others waiting

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said 19 ships are at the Lagos ports were discharging bulk wheat, bulk gypsum, general cargo, frozen fish, and containers.

NPA said it was also expecting 17 others laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from March 6 to March 23.

This was made known through it’s in house publication, ‘Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Saturday.

According to the custodian of ports in Nigeria, the ships are expected to berth at the Lagos Port Complex. The publication revealed that the ships are ladened with frozen fish, general cargo, base oil, bulk salt, bulk wheat, petrol and container.

Meanwhile, another eight ships that had arrived at the ports were waiting to berth with containers, petrol, bulk clinker and automobile gasoline.