The Filey volunteer RNLI Lifeboat crew was called out on May 21, 2018, at 9.30 p.m. after the "Pamela Jill" had asked for assistance. The Humber Coastguard requested the launch of Filey’s all-weather Mersey Class lifeboat "The Keep Fit Association" to assist the fishing vessel whose gear had snagged on an underwater object about 10 miles east-north-east of Filey Brigg. Shortly afterwards, the boat Filey ALB stood by the "Pamela Jill" for three hours whilst attempts were made to free the obstruction; the task made more difficult as there was a potential danger of the vessel capsizing or steel cables parting. Shortly after slack water, the crew managed to free their gear and were able to resume fishing. The Filey ALB returned to station where it was re-carriaged and made ready for service by 2.30 a.m. Report with photo: https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2018/may/22/filey-rnli-stand-by-fishing-vessel

The Diana Containerships has signed through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, a Memorandum of Agreement to sell to an unaffiliated third party the “Puelo”, with delivery to the buyer by latest June 30, 2018, for a sale price of US$20.5 million before commissions. The shipping company expects to use the whole or part of the net proceeds from the sale of the vessel to prepay existing indebtedness based on the outstanding amount of such indebtedness upon completion of the transaction. Upon completion of the aforementioned sale and the previously announced sale of a Post-Panamax container vessel, the m/v "Hamburg", Diana Containerships Inc.’s fleet will consist of four container vessels (2 Post-Panamax and 2 Panamax). The Company’s vessels are employed primarily on time charters with leading liner companies carrying containerized cargo along worldwide shipping routes.

Finnlines is reshuffling its services between Denmark and Finland and provides as of 28 May, 2018 direct service between Helsinki and Aarhus, the company said in its press release. There will also be a direct connection between Aarhus and Uusikaupunki, which offers new possibilities for cargoes between Denmark and Western Finland. Turku will be available via transhipment in Travemünde The new weekly service between Travemünde and Aarhus is especially suitable for all kinds of rolling cargo, particularly for high and heavy cargo unable to cross the Kiel Canal bridge due to weight limitations. The transit times will be shorter with direct departures, please see attached schedule.

To better serve customers shipping from the Dominican Republic to South Florida, Crowley Maritime Corp.’s liner services group announced today that it has launched a new direct, weekly shipping service from Puerto Plata to Port Everglades, Fla. Crowley is the only ocean carrier that provides a direct shipping service connecting these two locations.