WASHINGTON: Six ships laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, have arrived Lagos ports, waiting to discharge. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) stated this in its publication – `Shipping Position’, – a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos.
The document indicated that two other ships had arrived the ports waiting to discharge aviation fuel. NPA noted that 27 other ships containing petroleum products, food items and other goods were being expected at the ports from May 10 to May 21.
It explained that other expected ships contained general cargoes, bulk salt, bulk sugar, buck wheat, crude palm olein, diesel, kerosene, bulk charcoal and containers. NAN reports that 17 other ships are at the ports discharging wheat, general cargoes, petrol, sugar, frozen fish, diesel and containers. (NAN)
