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New regulations that will make it mandatory for containers to be weighed – or have their stated weight otherwise verified – are set to be introduced to international shipping after the International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states today voted in the amendment to its Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) regulations.

Captain Richard Brough, technical director at the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), which acted as the joint-chair of the correspondence group set up by the IMO to write the ...

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