SOLAS container weighing rules create $4bn industry – and 'blatant profiteering'
This year’s implementation of the verified gross mass (VGM) amendment to the SOLAS [Safety of ...
Terminal operator DP World has announced that it is to offer UK exporters a container weighing service at its facilities at Southampton and London Gateway.
The service will determine the verified gross mass (VGM) of the container – weighing it and its cargo under Method 1 of the ...
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