The Nigerian Ports
Authority, NPA today said that it was discharging four vessels
that shipped in Petroleum Motor Spirit, PMS and nine others are
awaiting to berth.
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| Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman |
Mr
Ibrahim Nasiru, Principal Manager, Corporate and Strategic
Communications of NPA, who disclose this in Lagos said that the mother vessels normally
discharges products at the Atlas Cove, from where the products are
supplied to other tank farms.
According
to him, “Discharge is ongoing, they are doing four now as I am
talking to you and nine vessels are awaiting to berth. The ones that
are discharging are the ones we say have arrived, the other nine we
are expecting are yet to berth.
“Most
of them are bigger tankers that normally discharge at Atlas Cove from
there they now distribute to these bulk oil plants, Apapa New Jetty
and others.”
Reminded
that the NPA shipping position which is the official position of
arriving ships, the products they are conveying, when to expect such
vessels etc, shows that only two ships as at yesterday (Thursday) are
laden with PMS, Nasiru said that the shipping document is not
updated.
In
his words, “No the shipping position is not updated but what I am
telling you now is what I am getting right from the source (Harbour
Master).
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