VGM container weight mis-declaration 'rampant at most ports', say forwarders

Container carriers are dealing with widespread weight mis-declarations by shippers, refuelling long-standing ship safety hazard issues. The modified Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) verified gross mass (VGM) rule was enforced ...

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VGM container weight mis-declaration 'rampant at most ports', say forwarders

VGM Headlines

News / Bangladesh to crack down on wide non-compliance with VGM regulations

News / Asia's busy shipping lanes a hotspot for disaster, but ro-ro poses highest safety risk

News / Maersk sets $500 misdeclaration fee for wrongly-sized out-of-gauge cargo

News / K+N debuts blockchain solution for containers – 'with more to come'

COMPANY NOTICES

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VGM container weight mis-declaration 'rampant at most ports', say forwarders

VGM Headlines

News / Bangladesh to crack down on wide non-compliance with VGM regulations

News / Asia's busy shipping lanes a hotspot for disaster, but ro-ro poses highest safety risk

News / Maersk sets $500 misdeclaration fee for wrongly-sized out-of-gauge cargo

News / K+N debuts blockchain solution for containers – 'with more to come'

COMPANY NOTICES

Comment / Blog alert on the ease of cyber attacks on ships was pure scaremongering

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

News / Hack-proof blockchain technology arrives – the paperless future for freight

Recommends / SOLAS: so what does it mean for customers? asks Maersk

News / IMO urges 'pragmatic' approach for first three months of new container VGM rules

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