Proposal to IMO for mandatory weighting of containers

The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has strongly reacted against the maritime industry’s call for stricter IMO regulation on the declaration of container weights, which would involve mandatory weighing.

A number of international maritime associations submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) aiming for a legal requirement to be introduced, forcing port terminal operators and ships to verify container weight in order to export a loaded container.

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