WALES Office minister Alun Cairns will visit Newport today in the lead-up to London International Shipping Week.

Mr Cairns will visit the Port of Newport at 3.30pm to highlight the significant role Welsh ports play in growing the Welsh economy.

This will be at the Associated British Ports run facility at Alexandra Dock.

Mr Cairns was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales and a Government Whip on 15 July 2014. He was elected as Conservative MP for the Vale of Glamorgan in May 2010 (re-elected in 2015).

London International Shipping Week, running from September 7 to 11, offers a conference and networking for all sectors of the international shipping industry – regulators, charterers, ship owners, ship managers, bunker suppliers, lawyers, ship brokers, bankers, insurers, insurance brokers, commodity traders and brokers, ship suppliers, port operators, shipping service providers and many more.

London International Shipping Week 2015 information can be found on www.londoninternationalshippingweek.com