UPDATE: For SOLAS - Verified Gross Mass From IMO (International Maritime Organization): An MSC circular on Advice to Administrations, port State control authorities, companies, port terminals and masters regarding the SOLAS requirements for verified gross mass of packed containers has been agreed by the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO, following discussion on … [Read more...]
April Newsletter: Trade Compliance & Earth Day
April Newsletter: Trade Compliance & Earth Day TRADE COMPLIANCE FOR 2016 ACE -> 2016: Mandatory use of ACE for all remaining electronic portions of the CBP cargo process- Are you ready for ACE? *Reminder: Ace Mandatory Use Dates SOLAS - JULY 1, 2016- Shippers are you ready for the container weight mandate? Who is Ready for SOLAS VGM? >BIS Seminars Coming … [Read more...]
Who is Ready for SOLAS VGM?
Who is Ready for SOLAS VGM? What is SOLAS VGM? SOLAS - Safety of Life at Sea. The SOLAS Convention’s Verified Gross Mass (SOLAS VGM) VGM - Verified Gross Mass of a container carrying cargo or also called container weight mandate - mandating the verification of container weight prior to shipping. Effective July 1, 2016, containers must have verified weight documents if … [Read more...]
February Newsletter: SOLAS & ACE & More
February Newsletter: SOLAS & ACE & More UPDATE: IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR 2016: ⇒UPDATE ON ACE! → A staggered approach... → →Includes new timeline ⇒SOLAS - New Container Weighing Regulations → No Delay – Container Weight Rule: 7/1/2016 → How to Meet the Container Weight Mandate Other News: FAA Lithium Batteries Risk Import Violations Export … [Read more...]
How to Meet the SOLAS Container Weight Mandate
How to Meet the SOLAS Container Weight Mandate Approximately 20% of containers at any given time are declared in error, and upwards of two-thirds of all cargo claims may be attributed to these declared errors and poor container packing. From 2006 to 2011 alone, an estimated $12.8 million dollars in losses stemmed from these errors of cargo weight. This is the reason the … [Read more...]