The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday said that 19 ships at the Lagos ports were discharging petroleum products and food stuff.
The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available in Lagos.
It listed the contents of the ship as frozen fish, general cargo, containers, butane gas, bulk wheat, bulk sugar, bulk salt, butane and fuel.
It said that other 15 ships had arrived the ports, waiting to berth with fuel and containers.
The authority said it was expecting 19 other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from March 16 to April 9.
It said that the ships contained container, general cargo, bulk salt, frozen fish, automobile gasoline, bulk wheat, base oil, bulk sugar, ammonium and steel.
They are expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex.
