Monthly Archives for May 2016

US exporters, container lines in high-stakes game of SOLAS chicken The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement last week that it wouldn’t object to two alternative methods of verifying container weights set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken between carriers and exporters. It is also fueling a fight among ports seeking to present themselves as the […]

US exporters and container lines in high-stakes game of SOLAS chicken The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement last week that it wouldn’t object to two alternative methods of verifying container weights set in motion a high-stakes game of chicken between carriers and exporters. It is also fueling a fight among ports seeking to present themselves as […]

UK tightens SOLAS scrutiny of exporters U.K. shippers planning to weigh the contents and packaging of a container before adding that sum to the tare weight to gain the verified gross mass — needed to meet the new container weighing rule that takes effect July 1 — will have to pay a 94 pound fee […]

DP World sets SOLAS fees for Jebel Ali, UAE DP World in a notice to customers in the United Arab Emirates said it has set up a solution designed to help shippers meet the SOLAS container weight verification requirements that take effect July 1. “DP World will provide a weighing system that will be integrated […]

IHS Maritime & Trade Launches JOC Gulf Shipping Conference NEWARK, N.J. (May 2, 2016) – IHS Maritime & Trade today announced the launch of the JOC Gulf Shipping Conference, a new event for the containerized and breakbulk/heavy-lift shipping sectors. The conference, to take place June 13-14 in Houston, Texas, will pull together some of the […]