Fuel scarcity in parts of the country may soon disappear as 17 shiploads of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, have arrived at the Lagos port. Long queues of vehicles have persisted in most filling stations across the country, including Lagos and Abuja, with many of them raising petrol price from the recommended N97 per litre to between N110 and N120.
Details of vessels expected at the Lagos Pilotage District released by the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, showed that 17 vessels laden with 520,053 metric tonnes of the product were either discharging or about to berth at various oil terminals within Lagos.
A ship called Handy Tanker Marvel is expected to discharge 82,000 metric tonnes of petrol at the Single Buoy Mooring while another vessel, Admiral L, is to discharge 28,000 metric tonnes at the Atlas Cove Jetty. Another ship, Cape Velton, laden with 22,000 metric tonnes of petrol is to discharge at Bulk Oil Plant terminal even as MT Torm Charente is expected to discharge 29,000 metric tonnes of fuel.
Similarly, MT St Petri has arrived with 35,920 metric tonnes of PMS, Cape Bacton is to discharge 32,000 metric tonnes while MT Androussa is expected to discharge 24,000 metric tonnes at the New Oil Jetty.
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