Thirty six ships laden with food items, petroleum products and other goods are expected to arrive in Lagos from May 5 to May 30, 2015.
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its daily publication – `Shipping Position’ – made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Lagos.
It said that the expected ships would sail in with containers, bulk sugar, general cargo, used vehicles, bulk fertiliser, buck wheat, fish, palm olein, rice, kerosene, petrol and buthane.
The document noted that 10 other ships containing rice, general cargo, fish, petrol and kerosene had arrived the ports, waiting to berth.
NPA explained that 18 other ships were in the ports discharging bulk sugar, buck wheat, bulk fertiliser, rice, aviation fuel, petrol and base oil. (NAN)