{"id":4147,"date":"2015-12-17T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T18:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=4147"},"modified":"2015-12-17T12:01:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T18:01:08","slug":"new-container-weighing-regulations-coming-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/12\/17\/new-container-weighing-regulations-coming-in-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS &#8211; Coming in 2016!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shipping-containers.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4149\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4149\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shipping-containers-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"shipping containers\" width=\"300\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shipping-containers-300x248.jpg 300w, http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/shipping-containers.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS &#8211; Coming in 2016!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">There are\u00a0new container weighing regulations due to take effect globally on 1 July 2016<\/span>. The amendments to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Convention require packed shipping containers to have a verified gross mass (VGM) before they can be loaded on a ship for export.<\/p>\n<p>The amendments were adopted by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) to enhance maritime safety and reduce the dangers to containerships, their crews, and all those involved in container transport throughout the supply chain.<\/p>\n<p>The World Shipping Council (WSC), the TT Club, the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA), and the Global Shippers\u2019 Forum (GSF) jointly released a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address issues arising from the new container weighing regulations due to take effect globally on 1 July 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldshipping.org\/industry-issues\/safety\/faqs\/SOLAS_VGM__Industry_FAQs_Dec_2015_US_letter_WEB.pdf\">FAQs<\/a> have been developed by the industry coalition in response to numerous questions from shippers, carriers, forwarders, and terminal operators about the steps they must take to ensure successful implementation of the new regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Superior Freight Services, Inc. will be providing more information and updates\u00a0for the July 2016 container weighing\u00a0regulations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW CONTAINER WEIGHING REGULATIONS &#8211; Coming in 2016! 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