Britannia P&I Club has just published the latest edition of Risk Watch on its website. This popular publication provides case studies and articles on a variety of topical issues for shore-based maritime personnel.

23rd Kazakhstan International Exhibition Transport and Logistics - TransLogistica Kazakhstan 2019 will take place on September 18-20, 2019 in Almaty in the Atakent Exhibition Center. The exhibition platform will see the II International Conference "Market of Transport and Logistics" and a round table with the participation of industry experts.

Renowned international car carrier firm calls upon Marlink's proven expertise to simplify, standardise and automate the IT environment across 38 of its vessels

Two fishermen whose boat caught fire off the coast of Land's End, UK, successfully evacuated into a Survitec liferaft and from there were taken ashore by Falmouth Coastguard. The pair activated the Survitec Seasava liferaft and abandoned Ocean Harvest , when it caught fire.

Two strings – faster transit times – new direct calls at Port Kelang and Jakarta

The State Hydrographic Service Ukraine continues to struggle against the Russian Federation commencing the official procedure aiming to create the special restricted sea area adjacent to the temporally occupied Crimean Peninsula, for the purpose to prohibit ship calls in all and every Crimean ports.

The fifth international ACEX Conference will be held on a unique sea cruise ferry for 24 hours from Helsinki to Tallinn and return Helsinki. During the journey you will have a rich evening entertainment and business program of ACEX business conference with partners from around the world, as well as the opportunity to visit two European capitals.

· Deep understanding of Borr Drilling’s operations a key differentiator in CEVA's ability to design, deploy and consistently deliver logistics services

· CEVA provides 24/7 response capability across Borr Drilling’s global network

· CEVA, an expert in freight management and contract logistics services for the energy industry

ACO Marine has successfully completed the commissioning of wastewater treatment units aboard the ropax sisters Sveti Krševan, Supertar and Cres operated by Croatian owner Jadrolinija.

In reporting quarterly earnings this week, A.P. Moller-Maersk warned that the U.S.-China trade war could limit growth in global container traffic to the lower end of its one to three percent guidance range this year. After growth of around two percent between April and June, current and planned tariffs could cut global container demand by up to 1.5 percent.

• Seaborne cargo throughput rose by 4.1 percent to 69.4 million tons 
• Container handling increased 7.5 percent to 4.7million TEU 
• Double-figure, 12 percent growth on hinterland rail services
• Bulk cargo throughput stable at 21.0 million tons, down just 0.3 percent

Leading classification society, the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), recently launched a bespoke training course for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) at IRClass' head office in Mumbai, India.

On September 11, 2019, in Kaliningrad, at the 11th International Baltic Transport Forum, experts from different countries will share their vision of the development of the region.

The West of England, a leading mutual marine insurer, has appointed a new Senior Claims Manager to work in its Americas team.

The government of Scotland is preparing to intervene to save Port Glasgow's Ferguson Marine shipyard from bankruptcy, according to economy secretary Derek Mackay. The yard could enter administration as early as the end of this week if it does not receive an intervention, and the government of Scotland has signaled that it will likely purchase it and take it into public ownership.