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IMO fails to move container weighing proposal

Industry Organizations

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Proposals to improve safety by getting better information about the true weight of loaded shipping containers failed to move forward last week during subcommittee meeting at the International Martime Organization. Two proposals had been submitted to the 17th session of the Subcommittee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes, and Containers (DSC 17). One would require loaded containers to be weighed to verify their weight as a condition of vessel loading and ...

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