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Port of Virginia drops hard line on container weight VGM at gate
THE Port of Virginia, like other rival ports, has dropped its hardline on enforcing the requirements of the United Nations' Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Regulation VI/2.
Instead, it will scrap its original policy to reject any container without a verified gross mass (VGM), just as state port authorities in Georgia and South Carolina as well as the Ports America terminal in Baltimore have done.
These ports will instead offer container weighing services to shippers.
This comes in the wake of the US Coast Guard saying it will do nothing, and that existing US regulations for providing verified container weights are equivalent to the requirements in the SOLAS rules that come into effect July 1.
"In light of the latest USCG bulletin, The Port of Virginia has revised its stance and will continue to accept containers via gate and rail.
This USCG stance allows for The Port of Virginia to provide OSHA-compliant weights to line operators for their potential use in order that they may comply with SOLAS VGM requirements.
"We applaud the recent stance from the United States Coast Guard, as it enables The Port of Virginia to remain committed to providing the highest levels of safety and service," stated John Reinhart, CEO and executive director at the Port of Virginia.
Instead, it will scrap its original policy to reject any container without a verified gross mass (VGM), just as state port authorities in Georgia and South Carolina as well as the Ports America terminal in Baltimore have done.
These ports will instead offer container weighing services to shippers.
This comes in the wake of the US Coast Guard saying it will do nothing, and that existing US regulations for providing verified container weights are equivalent to the requirements in the SOLAS rules that come into effect July 1.
"In light of the latest USCG bulletin, The Port of Virginia has revised its stance and will continue to accept containers via gate and rail.
This USCG stance allows for The Port of Virginia to provide OSHA-compliant weights to line operators for their potential use in order that they may comply with SOLAS VGM requirements.
"We applaud the recent stance from the United States Coast Guard, as it enables The Port of Virginia to remain committed to providing the highest levels of safety and service," stated John Reinhart, CEO and executive director at the Port of Virginia.
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