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17 ships carrying petrol, other products expected at Lagos ports

June 3, 2022

The MOL vessel Benefactor is loaded with containers on July 13 at the Port of Savannah. The Benefactor is the first vessel to call Savannah through the expanded Panama Canal’s new locks. At a capacity of 10,100 twenty-foot equivalent container units, the Benefactor is also the largest ship ever to call on the Port of Savannah. Find print quality images here. (Georgia Ports Authority/Stephen B. Morton)

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Thursday said 17 ships were expected to arrive Lagos ports from June 2 to June 14.

It said the ships contained petroleum products, food items, general cargo, frozen fish, container, bulk sugar, butane gas, bulk gypsum and automobile gasoline.

The authority also said seven other ships had arrived the ports waiting to berth with bulk wheat, frozen fish and petrol.

It added that 20 other ships were already at the ports discharging bulk wheat, general cargo, frozen fish, container, bulk sugar, bulk fertilizer, steam coal, butane gas and petrol.