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ARTICLE · 08 MARCH 2016

Uncertainty Follows Coast Guard Comments On SOLAS Container Weight Regulation

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Thus, a carrier receiving LCL items could rely on the package weight and use Method 2 to determine VGM prior to loading.

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J. Michael Cavanaugh
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J. Michael Cavanaugh is a Partner and Eric Lee is an Associate in our Washington, D.C. office.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • International containership carriers will implement recent amendments to the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention on July 1, 2016, requiring shippers to provide verified gross mass (VGM) certificates to ocean carriers for all containers.
  • The VGM document requirement is mandatory, although IMO "Guidelines" on methods for implementation are not mandatory.
  • Key stakeholders are continuing to engage the U.S. Coast Guard in an effort to clarify its position on the U.S. application and enforcement of the SOLAS VGM requirement.

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