Tuesday, December 2, 2014
IMO to implement mandatory container weighing in 2016
The International Maritime Organization will make it mandatory to weigh loaded containers before they are shipped by sea, effective June 1, 2016, according to the minutes of the organization's Maritime Safety Committee.
In order to maintain adequate safety, the committee has deemed that cargo-filled containers can't be loaded on a ship until their weight has been determined. The verified weight can be determined in two ways — either by weighing the loaded container at an approved weighing station or by weighing the individual items to be shipped in the container, and add that to the container's net weight.
Since the freight rate depends on the weight, there has reportedly been pushback against the IMO's new amendment. But since incorrect information might result in overloaded, super-sized ships that cause container stacks to collapse, containers to fall overboard and more frequent ship accidents, safety has won out.
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