Felixstowe port details container weighing service prices The Port of Felixstowe, the busiest in the United Kingdom, has outlined pricing for its container weighing service, an option it expects roughly 70 percent of exporters to tap in order to meet the SOLAS container weight rule that takes effect July 1. The port, which emphasized nothing […]
Read More →Modern Terminals’ two China ports will offer container weighing services
on May 26, 2016in Industry News
Modern Terminals’ two China ports will offer container weighing services Modern Terminals is the latest terminal operator to announce that its facilities in Hong Kong, Dachan Bay in Shenzhen and Taicang near Shanghai will provide container weighing assistance to shippers seeking to comply with the new verified gross mass regulations from July 1.Peter Levesque,… Modern […]
Read More →Tool helps APL customers determine terminals SOLAS policies
on May 24, 2016in Industry News
Tool helps APL customers determine terminals SOLAS policies A new map tool allows APL customers to determine whether the marine terminals they use accept containers without verified gross mass declarations and offer weighing services, the latest sign of container lines working to assist shippers meet the global rule taking effect July 1. The first-of-its-kind interactive […]
Read More →IMO urges countries to allow initial SOLAS enforcement flexibility
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
IMO urges countries to allow initial SOLAS enforcement flexibility Shippers, marine terminals and container lines could get some leeway in the first three months of the new SOLAS container weighing rule, after the International Maritime Organization urged its members to exercise “practical and pragmatic” policies when the rule takes effect July 1. In addition to […]
Read More →IMO urges countries to allow initial SOLAS enforcement flexibility
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
IMO urges countries to allow initial SOLAS enforcement flexibility Shippers, marine terminals and container lines could get some leeway in the first three months of the new SOLAS container weighing rule, after the International Maritime Organization urged its members to exercise “practical and pragmatic” policies when the rule takes effect July 1. In addition to […]
Read More →Survey finds shippers, forwarders fazed over container weight rule
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
Survey finds shippers, forwarders fazed over container weight rule Shippers and freight forwarders are confused over how to comply with an international container weight verification rule that comes into effect on July 1, according to Drewry Maritime Research. And most industry stakeholders expect some delays after the implementation of the amendment to the International Maritime […]
Read More →OOCL details SOLAS container weight enforcement policy
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
OOCL details SOLAS container weight enforcement policy Orient Overseas Container Lines’ shipper customers that fail to properly comply with the SOLAS container weighing rule face penalties, spot checks and shipment delays, the Hong Kong-based container line stated in an FAQ document released last week. The missive — the fourth bulletin issued by OOCL to its customers […]
Read More →Clarity missing in container weight rule, APM Terminals says
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
Clarity missing in container weight rule, APM Terminals says The current lack of clarity surrounding the SOLAS container weighing rule across the container transport industry is creating uncertainty among various supply chain stakeholders, said APM Terminals Senior Vice President Jack Craig.“The deadlines are fast approaching and we are concerned about the ability for everyone to […]
Read More →China’s Yantian terminal will offer container weighing service
on May 23, 2016in Industry News
China’s Yantian terminal will offer container weighing service The main export gateway in the Pearl River Delta will provide container weighing services to help shippers comply with the new SOLAS verified gross mass regulation that will be required for every container being exported around the world from July 1.A total of 20,000 of those laden […]
Read More →Retailer J.C. Penney shifts stock to suppliers to cut inventory
on May 20, 2016in Industry News
Retailer J.C. Penney shifts stock to suppliers to cut inventory J.C. Penney Co. is preparing to test a partnership with supplier Ashley Furniture that will help the $12.6 billion retailer reverse declining sales while reducing its inventory costs. Although J.C. Penney will sell Ashley Furniture products through its stores and online, it will rely on […]
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