NPA reports 37 ships have arrived at Lagos ports.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced that 37 vessels carrying petroleum products, food supplies and other commodities are scheduled to arrive at Lagos’s Apapa, Lekki Deep Sea and Tincan Island ports on Tuesday.

According to the agency’s Daily Shipping Position, the vessels are expected to berth between June 16 and June 23.

The NPA said that 13 of the incoming ships will be carrying containers loaded with various goods, while the remaining 24 will transport frozen fish, bulk urea, petrol, condensate, bulk sugar, aviation fuel, general cargo, diesel, crude oil and bulk wheat.

It also reported that eight vessels and tankers have already arrived at the ports and are awaiting berthing. Their consignments include containers, general cargo, gasoline, aviation fuel, petrol, bulk fertiliser, diesel and crude oil.

At present, 19 ships are offloading different cargoes at the Lekki Deep Sea Port, Apapa Port and Tincan Island Port. These include containers, frozen fish, petrol, bulk urea, bulk gypsum, bulk sugar, bulk wheat, tug boats and bulk gas.