Tag: VGM

IMO’s three-month so-called “light touch” enforcement of the SOLAS revision that all packed containers must have a certified VGM (verified gross mass) before loading on board a ship is no longer in effect from October 1st, 2016.

October 1 was a key date for BIFA as it marked the end of the three-month settling-in period suggested by the IMO to its Member States in which competent authorities were urged to adopt a ‘practical and pragmatic’ approach to the enforcement of the SOLAS revision stipulating all packed containers have a VGM before being loaded aboard a ship.

Ningbo E-port has extended its cooperation with the shipment management software solutions provider CargoSmart to meet the new container weight requirements for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.

The APM Terminals Global Terminal Network is working closely with supply chain partners across the portfolio to ensure seamless implementation of SOLAS weight certification requirements for export containers.

As of July 1st 2016, the enforcement of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) requirements regarding the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of packed containers are effective. In this regard, OPDR offers guidance as well as several customer-friendly ways for submitting VGM declarations.

A new regulation requiring the gross mass of a container to be verified before it is loaded onto a ship entered into force on July 1st 2016. It will assist in ensuring that the millions of containers carried on ships each year are optimally stowed, thereby helping to prevent container stacks collapsing and containers being lost overboard, and the associated injury and loss of life.

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) has developed guidelines that it has presented to major players in the industry to make sure the country is prepared for the new weight container rule that comes into effect this month.

Broad industry coalition including WSC, TT Club, ICHCA and the GSF, jointly released a second FAQ document designed to support the smooth implementation of the container weighing regulations that take effect globally on 1 July 2016.

The UK MCA issued a notice listing the organizations whose method for determining the verified gross mass of a packed container has been approved by the MCA for method 2 under the applicable SOLAS standard.

MPA Singapore has issued shipping circular in order to inform the shipping community of the entering into force of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.