The Northwest Seaport Alliance Managing Members decided, after a vote, to update the Clean Truck Program, requiring trucks, as of April 1, to either have a 2007 or newer engine or equivalent retrofit, or receive a pass that allows access to the international container terminals until owners receive compliant trucks, no later than December 31, 2018.

The Port of Salalah managed to completed its first ship to ship transfer operation at Salalah anchorage. Namely, Fendercare Marine  transferred vegetable oil between the ships 'NCC Nasma' to 'Ariana' while  were in the harbor anchorage. The STS operation was conducted efficiently and safely,

In certain circumstances in a salvage situation, Members (and their Hull insurers) may choose to vary the standard LOF and/or SCOPIC terms by entering into so-called “side agreements” or “side letters” with a salvor. Altering the terms of a standard LOF and SCOPIC in this way may cause a change in contractual liabilities and risk allocation.

Speaking about digital transformation in container shipping, BGC reports that the industry has failed to adapt to the digital age, yet. For this reason, it is important for the industry to follow some steps, which will help container industry modernize.

California plans to obstruct the transportation of petroleum from offshore oil rigs through its state, in an attempt to halt US government's plan to promote offshore drilling. This is one of the most powerful measures that have been taken, in order to stop the offshore drilling expansion in the US.

BP Exploration Operating Company has declared the first two options under its recently announced contract for use of the semi-submersible drilling rig Blackford Dolphin. The contract is expected to begin in May 2018, with operations lasting approximately 60 days.

Norwegian Ocean Installer informed that it will assist BW Offshore in decommissioning the Berge Helene FPSO on the Chinguetti field, which is located 80 km west of Mauritania, after Petronas implementation of their Demobilization Plan. The operations will begin in March/April 2018.

After the ship 'Armata' had departed Tianjin, China in ballast on 15 January 2017 and anchored outside the limits of Tianjin port  awaiting for orders, a crewmember fell down the stairs in the ship, losing his life. After an autopsy report was conducted, no narcotic or psychotropic drugs were revealed, but the autopsy indicated presence of ethanol in blood and in the urine.

The Arken Combi Terminal is a 65,000-square metre terminal, located beside the container and ro-ro terminals in the outer port area. Containers and trailers can switch between road, rail and sea for onward movement to destinations throughout Sweden and the rest of the world.

The Government of Sakhalin informed that the Russian ferry 'Igor Farkhutdinov' was trapped by ice near the coast of Japan, with 127 passengers and 42 containers on board. Igor Farkhutdinov was heading to the Sakhalin port of Korsakov on February 5, from Malokurilskoye.