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Monday, January 12, 2026

32 vessels to arrive Lagos ports with petroleum products, food items: NPA

The NPA, in its “Daily Shipping Position” on Monday, disclosed that the vessels are expected from January 12 to 30.

• January 12, 2026
Vessels at Lekki
Vessels at Port [Credit; TheCable]

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 32 ships carrying petroleum products, food items, and other goods will arrive at the Apapa, Tin Can Island, and Lekki Deep Sea Ports in Lagos.

The NPA, in its “Daily Shipping Position” on Monday, disclosed that the vessels are expected from January 12 to 30.

It said the expected ships contained crude oil, aviation fuel, raw oil, bulk bitumen, empty containers, general cargo, bulk urea, condensate, gasoline, containers, and petrol.

The NPA noted that 10 ships and tanker vessels had arrived at the three ports, awaiting berthing with diesel, crude oil, bulk wheat, petrol, fresh fish, raw oil, containers, and bulk salt.

It also stated that 31 ships are presently discharging bulk fertiliser, general cargo, bulk wheat, bulk salt, diesel, soybeans, bulk urea, bulk gas, petrol, fresh fish, and containers of different goods at Tin Can, Apapa, and Lekki ports.

(NAN) 

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