A total of 17 ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at Apapa Lekki and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Saturday.

The authority disclosed this in its publication titled ‘shipping position’ on Saturday.

It explained that the ships were discharging aviation fuel, bulk pallets, cargo trucks, bulk wheat, diesel, general cargo, bulk sugar, bulk urea and containers.

Thirty eight other ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Lagos ports between Saturday and Feb. 27.

NPA said that the expected ships would bring general cargoes, bulk urea, bulk wheat, crude oil, bulk gas bulk pallets, general cargo, diplomatic, blended stock, bulk gas, containers of different goods, and petrol.

Meanwhile, the authority said that 10 ships had arrived at the ports and waiting to berth with bulk urea, diesel, bulk wheat, aviation fuel, crude oil, general cargo and bulk pallets.