Fuel scarcity: NPA expects ships carrying petrol at Lagos ports

The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, on Friday said that out of the 22 ships expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex, one was carrying petrol.

It said that the remaining 21 ships expected to arrive at the port were carrying soya bean meal, bulk sugar, bulk gypsum bulk urea, bulk salt, butane gas, general cargo, diplomatic, bulk wheat, container, frozen fish and bulk fertiliser.

The NPA said that the ships were expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex as from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14.

NPA reports that another three ships had arrived the ports waiting to berth with general cargo, container, truck and petrol.

Also, the organisation said that 18 other ships were at the ports discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, container, base oil, soya bean oil, bulk gypsum, soya bean meal, bulk urea and petrol.

NAN