shipping container weighing

Guest Post by Kevin Hill Do you transport goods or commodities by sea? If yes, then you must be aware of the various challenges that come with transporting the containers safely. You can adopt [...]

July 1st is less than a month away. Many in the international shipping industry are nervous about that. That’s because July 1st is when the International Convention for the Safety of Life [...]

As July 1st draws nearer, nervousness increases about the new Verified Gross Mass (VGM) rule going into effect then. A couple months ago, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) upped controvercy on the [...]

What’s going on with this new Verified Gross Mass (VGM) rule? Somehow the answer to that question is getting less clear as the July 1st rule change concerning VGM draws near. Ripples of [...]

This is an update to our recent blog, Is Mandatory Weight Verification of Shipping Containers on the Way? The answer seems to be yes, but with a compromise for shippers where it is not feasible. [...]