News / 'Plan for chaos', with US shippers unprepared for verified gross mass regulations

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With just 43 days until the new SOLAS amendment requires export shippers to submit the verified gross mass (VGM) of their containers to shipping line and export terminals, new research has found that an overwhelming proportion of North American exporters still don’t understand how to comply.

A survey published by American Shipper yesterday found that 69% of shippers don’t know how to comply with new regulation, due to enter force on 1 July, while 60% of freight service providers are also unaware ...