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By Hekmot-Olaseni Alakija<\/p>\n
Lagos<\/p>\n
A total of nine ships have berthed at Lagos ports, awaiting discharge of petroleum products and other cargoes.<\/p>\n
The vessels are currently at Lekki, Tin Can Island and Apapa ports, handling imports for industrial, diplomatic and consumer purposes.<\/p>\n
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) disclosed this in its shipping position report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.<\/p>\n
According to the authority, the vessels are laden with bulk wheat, bulk pallets, bulk fertiliser, diesel, aviation fuel, crude oil, petrol and bulk urea.<\/p>\n
The report also stated that 22 additional ships were expected at Apapa, Lekki and Tin Can Island ports.<\/p>\n
It said the vessels were scheduled to arrive between Sept. 1 and Sept. 13 with petroleum products, food supplies and other merchandise.<\/p>\n
The incoming cargoes include buckwheat, containers, crude oil, bulk salt, bulk sugar, general cargoes and bulk wheat.<\/p>\n
\u201cShipping activities across the ports remain active, with both liquid and dry cargoes arriving steadily,\u201d the authority stated.<\/p>\n
The report further revealed that 16 ships were currently discharging cargoes at the ports.<\/p>\n
The vessels are handling containers, bulk fertiliser, general cargoes, bulk urea, diesel, bulk pallets, bulk wheat and petrol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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