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A weight off hauliers' minds: shippers must declare loads are road-legal

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News / SOLAS container weighing rules create $4bn industry – and 'blatant profiteering'

News / US technology firm weighs in with timely app to help shippers with VGM

News / Shippers slam forwarders and carriers 'exploiting' VGM rule to add more fees

News / Vietnam's ports brace for chaos as they await clarification on how to apply VGM rule

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

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A weight off hauliers' minds: shippers must declare loads are road-legal

Verified Gross Mass Headlines

News / SOLAS container weighing rules create $4bn industry – and 'blatant profiteering'

News / US technology firm weighs in with timely app to help shippers with VGM

News / Shippers slam forwarders and carriers 'exploiting' VGM rule to add more fees

News / Vietnam's ports brace for chaos as they await clarification on how to apply VGM rule

COMPANY NOTICES

News / Brexit, VGM and carrier bankruptcy fears give Asia-Europe box trades a boost

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

PODCAST: Confused? Find out what the experts say about VGM

Recommends / Commentary: 'time to pull together on VGM'

Comment / Comment: Bewitched, bothered and bewildered as VGM weighs on our minds

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News / Kuehne + Nagel will use INTTRA for all eVGM submissions

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

News / More new technology for complying with VGM rules a weight off shipper minds

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