The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has disclosed that 36 vessels laden with a variety of cargoes, including petroleum products, food supplies, and other essential goods, are expected to berth at major Lagos ports.

The ports scheduled to receive the vessels include Apapa Port, Lekki Deep Sea Port, and Tin Can Island Port.

According to the NPA’s Daily Shipping Position report, the vessels are projected to arrive between May 5 and May 10, 2026.

Of the total number, 15 ships are expected to convey containerised cargo, while 21 others will transport bulk consignments such as fresh fish, general cargo, aviation fuel, bulk wheat, base oil, diesel, petrol, gasoline, and crude oil.

The authority also revealed that 11 vessels have already arrived within the port network and are currently awaiting berthing to offload items including containers, bulk urea, fuel oil, petrol, bulk fertiliser, gasoline, and gas.

In addition, 24 ships are actively discharging various cargoes across the three ports. These include bulk urea, containers, trucks, fresh fish, bulk wheat, aviation fuel, diesel, and other essential commodities.