Talks are to take place about forming an enterprise area around a Dumfries and Galloway port.
The council had been hoping to create a green freeport at Cairnryan which was designed to boost economic prospects through low-emission industries and fair practices.
But it opted to abandon the bid after booting out P&O Ferries when they sacked 800 workers – including staff on the Cairnryan to Larne route – as part of plans to use agency workers earning less than the legal minimum wage.
