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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Dozens of vessels to arrive Lagos ports with food, petroleum products: NPA

The NPA, in its ‘Daily Shipping Position’, on Tuesday disclosed that the vessels are expected from January 6 to 16.

• January 6, 2026
Vessels at Lekki
Vessels at Port [Credit; TheCable]

The Nigerian Ports Authority says 31 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 Tuesday disclosed that the vessels are expected from January 6 to 16.

It said the expected ships contained condensate, crude oil, aviation fuel, raw oil, bulk bitumen, wall pallets, general cargo, bulk soybeans, fresh fish, containers, diesel, and petrol.

The NPA noted that 13 ships and tankers had arrived at the three ports, awaiting berthing with diesel, crude oil, aviation fuel, fresh fish, crude palm olein, general cargoes, bulk gas, wallet pallets, containers, and bulk sugar.

It also stated that 23 ships are presently discharging bulk urea, containers, bulk wheat, bulk salt, bitumen, bulk gas, petrol, fresh fish, and general cargoes.

(NAN) 

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