OOCL: SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirements Update

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The SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirements Update

Further to our previous notice regarding the SOLAS container weight verification requirements, the World Shipping Council together with a broad industry coalition jointly released a new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document to address queries arising from the new regulations.

The purpose of these joint FAQs is to promote awareness and a common understanding of the SOLAS requirements across all affected industry sectors – shippers, carriers, and marine terminal operators.

The list of FAQs has been published as a downloadable PDF file at:

http://www.worldshipping.org/industry-issues/safety/faqs/SOLAS_VGM__Industry_FAQs_Dec_2015_US_letter_WEB.pdf.

Useful documents:

World Shipping Council Guidelines for Implementing the SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement

Concise summary of these requirements produced by WSC