News / MSC links up with INTTRA to help shippers comply with new container weight verification rules

Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has signed a partnership agreement with container shipping booking platform INTTRA to help shippers making bookings complying with new container weight regulations.

MSC will use INTTRA’s eVGM (electronic verified gross mass) software for receiving VGM submissions from shippers.

Under the new regulations, beginning 1 July, shippers must deliver a VGM document to their carrier that confirms the weight of the container and its contents, either by having the container weighed or by having the contents weighed and added to the box’s tare weight. A ...