Life after SOLAS VGM.. How has it been..??
It has been 1 year, 1 month & 29 days, or 13 months & 29 days, or 60 weeks & 5 days, or quite simply 425 days since SOLAS VGM was implemented on the 1st of July 2016..
Now it is time to review how has it been.. Read on..
To Tare or not to Tare – Should the VGM match the Bill of Lading Weight..??
A burning question that is circulating currently in the container industry is whether the Tare Weight of a container should be included in the weight shown in the Bill of Lading or not and whether the SOLAS VGM should match the Bill of Lading weight..
SOLAS VGM Method 2 – How it works in South Africa
SOLAS VGM Method 2 – How it works in South Africa.. An accredited 3rd party assessor’s view..
Update to SOLAS VGM – South Africa Version
This is an update to my previous article reg SOLAS VGM – South Africa Version with some crucial information shared from FTW Online..
SOLAS VGM – South Africa Version
An infographic about SOLAS VGM – South Africa Version.. How this will work in South Africa..
What is SOLAS VGM – Verified Gross Mass..??
In November 2014 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amended SOLAS (Safety of Life At Sea convention) Chapter VI Regulation 2 to tighten up the process of weighing containerised cargoes and declaring the correct weights after verification..
What is this SOLAS (Safety of Life At Sea convention) Chapter VI Regulation 2 and what does this amendment mean to the day to day shipping industry..??
This article gives you an infographic which will clear it all.. 🙂
Maersk takes a welcome step – adds mandatory customer declaration to booking
We have seen recently that container shipping lines are getting tough with regards to customer declaration or misdeclaration of dangerous goods..
It seems that the lines are really serious about containing these problems which is obviously going to benefit them and global trade..
Maersk Line seems to be on track for this..
Shipping lines get tough on dangerous goods misdeclaration
Gatvol (ˈxʌtˌfɒl) is a commonly used South African term meaning “fed up” or “I have had it up to here”.. This is seems to be the mood in the Hapag Lloyd camp as they recently announced hefty fines for misdeclaration of dangerous goods..
The first Smart Container Innovation Lab – Contopia Labs announced by Loginno
A few decades ago or even a few years ago, no one would have believed that a simple rectangular steel box with 6 sides (well most of the time) would be termed “smart”.. Well, the “smart container” as it is termed now is here to stay..
Nothing displays the seriousness of this innovation better than when someone announces the setting up of the world’s first smart container innovation lab..
Undeclared hazardous goods said to be the cause of KMTC HongKong fire
On the 25th of May 2019, a fire broke out on board the KMTC HongKong, at the Laem Chabang port in Thailand.. It was reported that 35 containers were on board when the ship caught fire..
Thailand Port Authority has been quoted as saying that undeclared hazardous cargo is the cause of the fire on board the KMTC HongKong..