Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos from March 30 to April 18.

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 Wednesday in Lagos.

NPA explained that the expected ships contained buckwheat, empty containers, bulk salt, bulk sugar, general cargoes, containers, crude palm oil, diesel, petrol and Rubber Tyre Gantry (RTG) cranes.

The document noted that six ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with petrol, aviation fuel and kerosene.

NAN reports that 16 other ships are at the ports discharging general cargoes, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, steel products and petrol. (NAN)