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Dear Customer,
Effective July 1, 2016, any shipping container leaving and arriving to any port in the world must be accompanied by a shipping document signed either electronically or in hard copy by the shipper on the bill of lading listing the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of a container in order to be loaded onto a ship. The container weight mandate from the International Maritime Organization under the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention comes after misdeclared weights contributed to maritime casualties.
Please see Procedures and explanations attached.
• Canada VGM Procedure
• Canadian procedure for verification of the gross mass of packed containers
If you require any further assistance, please contact your sales representative.
With Kind Regards
ITN Logistics