Hapag Lloyd: GRI Far East to North Europe and Med July 15th,

      Quote     Rate Restoration – Far East Westbound East Asia to North Europe and Mediterranean   July 1, 2016   Dear Customer,     In a continued effort to provide you with a high level of service and uninterrupted services and equipment supply Hapag-Lloyd announces an increased FAK (Freight All Kinds) rate [...]

By |2016-07-05T14:57:26+01:00July 5th, 2016|GRI, Rates|

Hamburg Sued: Manual transmission of VGM

      Quote   Manual Submission of VGM   Dear Customer,   With the implementation of the SOLAS Verified Gross Mass (VGM) we have adjusted our systems to receive the VGM via different EDI channels.     For any manual submission of VGM we need to implement a Fee of   EUR 40,- / [...]

By |2016-07-05T11:18:13+01:00July 5th, 2016|Solas VGM|

Hanjin: Progress on the VRA

      Quote     ”Progress of Hanjin Shipping’s VRA” July 5, 2016     Dear Sirs,     First, please accept our sincere apologies for causing concern to you because of the various media reports regarding Hanjin Shipping’s voluntary restructuring agreement.     Hanjin Shipping is currently making all possible efforts to achieve [...]

By |2016-07-05T10:01:40+01:00July 5th, 2016|News and information|

USA: Independence day on July 4th!

  Please note the holiday annoucement of our partners in the USA:       In observance of the July 4th National holiday the  USA offices will be closing at 3 PM local time on Friday July 1st. On Monday July 4th the USA offices will be closed. We will return at start of business [...]

By |2016-07-01T15:34:25+01:00July 1st, 2016|Holidays/office closure|

USA: Agricultural Transportation Coalition urges US Marine Terminals to implement OCEMA

      Quote     June 27, 2016 CONTACT: mail@agtrans.org 202 783 3333 Agriculture Transportation Coalition Urges US Marine Terminals to Implement OCEMA and G6 SOLAS Terminal Weighing VGM Solutions Immediately The Agriculture Transportation Coalition supports the OCEMA terminal weighing approach outlined in its June 17th Press Release and the recent communication of the G6 [...]

By |2016-07-01T15:14:03+01:00July 1st, 2016|Solas VGM|

Solas VGM Implementation “grace period”?

      Quote     July 1, 2016 ADVICE TO ADMINISTRATIONS, PORT STATE CONTROL AUTHORITIES, COMPANIES, PORT TERMINALS AND MASTERS REGARDING THE SOLAS REQUIREMENTS FOR VERIFIED GROSS MASS OF PACKED CONTAINERS 1.      The Maritime Safety Committee, at its ninety-sixth session (11 to 20 May 2016), recalled that the amendments to SOLAS regulation VI/2, adopted [...]

By |2016-07-01T15:04:42+01:00July 1st, 2016|Solas VGM|

Shippers say forwarders VGM fees unjustified

      Quote     The verified gross mass processing fee being imposed by freight forwarders has come under fire from the Hong Kong Shippers’ Council, which has called on its members to reject what it regards as an unjustified charge. With just days to go before the July 1 implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s [...]

By |2016-07-01T14:03:14+01:00July 1st, 2016|Solas VGM|
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