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Drewry joins IATA expecting June cargo surge ahead of UN box weigh-in rule
A WORLDWIDE June cargo surge is expected by London's Drewry Supply Chain Advisors to minimise anticipated disruption from the July 1 implementation of the UN's compulsory pre-loading container weight verification rule.
The UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), which becomes mandatory on July 1, require shippers to verify weights of laden containers.
This is regardless of who packed the container, and analysts note that a significant number of shippers appear unprepared for the changes.
Some supply chains seem certain to suffer significant disruption when the IMO's new container-weight legislation comes into force, according to Drewry analysts, who predict that many importers want buffer stocks during the transition period.
As reported in Lloyd's Loading List, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is planning to notify its member airlines that the change to SOLAS "may result in a backlog at ports" leading to some possible instances where shipments are diverted from the ocean freight supply chain to air cargo.
Drewry said that while some shippers had made preparations, many others were unlikely to be ready to meet their new obligations.
"We are seeing some progress, but equally it is becoming clear that not all shippers will be ready to comply with the new IMO rule," said Drewry.
"A poll of 410 customers of booking portal INTTRA in October 2015 found that 66 per cent expected 'a moderate or major disruption in the industry," said the report.
Large companies that export the same products on a regular basis with the same stowage pattern are not expected to have difficulties identifying the weight of the products in the container. However, they still need to find a way to capture the tare weight of the empty container.
But for some shippers, meeting the requirements will be far more difficult. According to Drewry, inbound supply chains from more exotic countries are high risk due to the lack of process, IT, infrastructure and weighing machinery at origin.
The UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS), which becomes mandatory on July 1, require shippers to verify weights of laden containers.
This is regardless of who packed the container, and analysts note that a significant number of shippers appear unprepared for the changes.
Some supply chains seem certain to suffer significant disruption when the IMO's new container-weight legislation comes into force, according to Drewry analysts, who predict that many importers want buffer stocks during the transition period.
As reported in Lloyd's Loading List, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is planning to notify its member airlines that the change to SOLAS "may result in a backlog at ports" leading to some possible instances where shipments are diverted from the ocean freight supply chain to air cargo.
Drewry said that while some shippers had made preparations, many others were unlikely to be ready to meet their new obligations.
"We are seeing some progress, but equally it is becoming clear that not all shippers will be ready to comply with the new IMO rule," said Drewry.
"A poll of 410 customers of booking portal INTTRA in October 2015 found that 66 per cent expected 'a moderate or major disruption in the industry," said the report.
Large companies that export the same products on a regular basis with the same stowage pattern are not expected to have difficulties identifying the weight of the products in the container. However, they still need to find a way to capture the tare weight of the empty container.
But for some shippers, meeting the requirements will be far more difficult. According to Drewry, inbound supply chains from more exotic countries are high risk due to the lack of process, IT, infrastructure and weighing machinery at origin.
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