News / Forwarders unveil plans to handle VGM rules for less-than-container load shippers

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One of the world’s largest consolidator’s of less-than-container-loads (LCL) has revealed how it will tackle the forthcoming verified gross mass (VGM) requirement when submitting container shipment details.

Under the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) amendments to its SOLAS regulations, due to come into force on 1 July, every export container must be accompanied by a verified gross mass (VGM) document, delivered to the shipping line, confirming the weight of an export container before it can be loaded on a vessel.

Crucially, it ...