Report calls for 'actual' weight of container on documentation

Port Strategy: Container lashing standards need to be unified. Credit: Danny Cornelissen

The actual weight of a container should be specified on documentation rather than its declared weight, so that a ship''s stowage plan can have more integrity, a new report has recommended.

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