There will be new requirements from 1 of July 2016 adopted by IMO (International Maritime Organziation) to the SOLAS convention which requires that every packed export container should have a verified a verified container weight as a condition for being loaded.
The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) at its 93rd session (May 2014) approved changes to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention regarding a mandatory container weight verification requirement on shippers. As stated these requirements apply to shippers but it will require that all parties as freight forwards and shipowners also prepare for these new requirements .
It is important to prepare for this as soon as possible and update the ISM code where it so requires.
Hopefully this will improve safety for container vessels and reduce cargo claims.
Read more about this topic below:
SOLAS CHAPTER VI Regulation 2 Paragraphs 4-6.pdf
MSC 1-Circ 1475-Guidelines – The Verified Gross Mass Of A Container Carrying Cargo Secretariat.pdf
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