DP World is ready for the implementation of the new International Maritime Organisation Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation that comes into effect on July 1—a measure intended to prevent serious accidents at sea when a ship's stability is compromised by a wrongly declared cargo weight.

DP World says it global terminals will have certified weighing capabilities if this is permitted under the locally adapted implementation of the SOLAS regulation. Comprehensive weighing services will be offered for exporters to determine the verified gross mass (VGM) of each container so that they comply with the new legislation.

"All our terminals will be ready to meet the obligations under the legislation by 1 July and each one will have certified weighing solutions in place to serve exporters in the IMO member states where we operate," said HE Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, group chairman and CEO of DP World. "As an enabler of global trade, DP World is offering customers an efficient solution for this new mandatory international regulation. Safety of a container at sea means security and peace of mind for the shipper."

DP World reports it handled 61.7 million TEUs at its global container terminals during 2015, with gross container volumes growing by 3 percent.

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