A&P Falmouth, part of the A&P Group, has won two significant orders for March, 2004. The first involves the 31,290 dwt containership Safmarine Europe, which is part of Safmarine’s Great White fleet.

The Lithuanian privatization agency has reportedly rejected both offers for an 80 percent state stake in shipper LISCO because they were too low, the second time a tender for the shares has flopped.

Ferry company DFDS Tor Line has warned that it may have to make more than 70 workers redundant after an "unprecedented downturn" in business. Most of the 71 jobs at risk are at the Humber port of ...