News / Shippers must meet the challenge of new box weighing rules as overload risks grow

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As containerships grow ever larger – vessels of 24,000 teu are now on the drawing board – the risk posed by overloading grows greater too.

Regulators have decided that from July next year, all containers must be weighed before loading. Exporters, port executives and shipping line managers attending the Multimodal exhibition in Birmingham this week heard how the UK is leading the way in interpreting the new rules to keep sea freight flowing.

Captain Richard Brough (pictured above, right), technical and administration ...