Most shippers not ready for new container weighing rules

Only 30% of cargo owners globally say they are ready to meet full compliance with new container weight verification rules that kick in next year, according to a survey by Inttra, a global intermediary in the logistics market.

The findings chime with a warning in October by the Freight Transport Association that shippers could fall foul of the new legislation if they do not verify the gross mass of containers before shipment.

The International Maritime Organization has adopted amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea convention requiring every packed export container to have its weight verified before being loaded onto a ship. The rules come into force on July 1, 2016.