UK Club, TT Club welcome container weighing prior to loading onto ships
Shippers who fail to comply may be heavily fined UK P&I Club and TT Clubhave welcomed the amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) from the IMO on the requirement that containers have a verified gross mass before being loaded onto a ship. At a glance: The amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) adopted in November 2014 states packed containers must have a verified gross mass before being loaded on a ship Containers without a verified gross mass may incur delays, resulting in missing their designated ship, and additional costs Shippers who fail to comply may be heavily finedThe requirement becomesmandatory on 1 July 2016, after which date it would be a violation of SOLAS to load a packed container onto a ship if the ship and marine terminal operator do not have a verified container gross mass. Operators who fail to comply will be fined or penalised.According to the new amendment, the shipper is responsible for obtaining the verified gross mass of a packed container and communicating it to the ocean carrier.UK P&I Club and TT Club have published a joint advisory briefing for ship operators. This outlines the key issues for ...
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