Patrick Terminal - SOLAS Update - Important

From 1 July 2016 the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will implement revisions to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention. The changes to the SOLAS convention will require shippers to provide 'Verified Gross Mass' (VGM) of a container before it can be loaded on-board a vessel.

No container will be shipped without a Verified Gross Mass (VGM) validated prior to arrival at the terminal as part of the Pre-receival Advice (PRA) process.

PRA's are conducted through 1-stop, more details on how to PRA a container can be found here: 

The VGM and what it means for you | 1-Stop Connections

To ensure full compliance from 1st July 2016, 1-Stop will enforce the inclusion of the VGM in the PRA from Wednesday 22nd June 2016.

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