8 ships laden with petrol to discharge in Lagos

Eight ships have arrived Lagos ports, waiting to discharge Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – `Shipping Position’, – a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos.

The document noted that 40 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos from Feb. 25 to March 28.

NPA explained that the expected ships contained buck wheat, bulk salt, bulk sugar, bulk coal, general cargoes, containers, bulk gypsum, buthane, petrol, kerosene and Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK).

NAN reports that 13 other ships are at the ports discharging general cargoes, bulk rice, buck wheat, bulk sugar, gypsum, containers, Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes, base oil, diesel and petrol. (NAN)

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