VGM

Confirmation of the weight of the container before loading for all international shipping of goods in containers. Mandatory requirement to provide a "trusted" mass of the loaded container.

In accordance with the amendment introduced to improve the safety of navigation to Chapter VI "Transportation of goods and Liquid Fuel" of the 1974 International Convention for the Protection of Human Life at Sea - MK SOLAS, from July 01, 2016, according to rule 2 of the International Convention for the Protection of Human Life at Sea (SOLAS), shippers are obliged to either weigh a packed container using calibrated and certified equipment, or weigh the contents of the container with the addition of the weight of an empty container.

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In accordance with the amendment introduced to improve the safety of navigation to Chapter VI "Transportation of goods and Liquid Fuel" of the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea - MK SOLAS, from July 01, 2016, according to rule 2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea (SOLAS), shippers are obliged to either weigh a packed container using calibrated and certified equipment, or weigh the contents of the container with the addition of the weight of an empty container.

In any case, the VGM must be fixed by the carrier. Failure to comply with this requirement entails a sanction under the SOLAS Convention, consisting in the fact that the container 'must not be loaded onto the ship', see paragraph 4.2, MSC1/Circ.1475 (adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

According to the rules, the mass of the container must be checked (certified) by the shipper by weighing the loaded container, or by weighing the units/cargo items loaded into the container that will be packed into the container, followed by summing their mass with the mass of the empty container.

The shipper is obliged to provide the forwarder with the received reliable information in the following volume no later than 24 (twenty-four) hours before the planned departure of the vessel:

• the verified weight of the loaded container (the weight of the cargo together with the container container, hereinafter referred to as VGM);
• information about the weighing method (1 or 2);
• the name of the company that performed the weighing;
• information about the person who signed the weighing act (full name, position).

Additionally, we draw attention to the fact that due to the increase in cases of weighing containers in the port of Vladivostok, reliable information about the weight of cargo in a container significantly reduces the time and financial costs that the owner of the cargo will incur if there is a discrepancy between the weight data in the bill of lading and the weighing act.

If a discrepancy of 500 kg from the declared weight is detected in any direction, customs puts the container up for 100% inspection with weighing of the contents of the container.

" >VGMmust be fixed by the carrier. Failure to comply with this requirement entails a sanction under the SOLAS Convention, consisting in the fact that the container 'must not be loaded onto the ship', see paragraph 4.2, MSC1/Circ.1475 (adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

According to the rules, the mass of the container must be checked (certified) by the shipper by weighing the loaded container, or by weighing the units/cargo items loaded into the container that will be packed into the container, followed by summing their mass with the mass of the empty container.

Shipperis obliged to provide the forwarder with the received reliable information in the following volume no later than 24 (twenty-four) hours before the planned departure of the vessel:

• the verified weight of the loaded container (the weight of the cargo together with the container container, hereinafter – VGM);
• information about the weighing method (1 or 2);
• name of the company that performed the weighing;
• information about the person who signed the weighing act (full name, position).

Additionally, we draw attention to the fact that due to the increase in cases of weighing containers in the port of Vladivostok, reliable information about the weight of cargo in a container significantly reduces the time and financial costs that the owner of the cargo will incur if there is a discrepancy between the weight data in the bill of lading and the weighing act.

If a discrepancy of 500 kg from the declared weight is detected in any direction, customs puts the container up for 100% inspection with weighing of the contents of the container.