Smooth Transition to New Weight Rules at APM Terminal Facilities as VGM Certification Takes Effect
The APM Terminals Global Terminal Network is working closely with supply chain partners across the portfolio to ensure seamless implementation of SOLAS weight certification requirements for export containers.
With few days of terminal operations completed under the new Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Regulations, export cargo loading has proceeded without incident at the facilities within the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.
All of APM Terminals’ gate operations are operating normally, with vessel schedule integrity remaining unaffected by the new VGM compliance. In more than 70 locations around the globe, APM Terminals provides a range of services including VGM Data Management, VGM Verification and VGM Generation. Stock levels of containers are being monitored to ensure efficient operations can be maintained for containers previously accepted at facilities and currently awaiting VGM documentation.
“APM Terminals is committed to assisting our customers to comply with the new SOLAS VGM regulation with as little impact to the supply chain as possible” stated APM Terminals VP of Operations Jack Craig, adding “I would like to say thank you to all our supply chain partners whom we have had an extensive dialogue with over the last months to ensure that our VGM Data Management services are as seamless as possible.”
While the majority of VGM data is being transmitted through EDI, there are still some areas where manual processing process is required during this early implementation phase. VGM Generation services at 46 locations across the APM Terminals portfolio have been phased in since mid-June, with thousands of containers already weighed for export loading. “We encourage shippers to consider our VGM Generation services, as they offer an additional option to shippers and minimal disruption to trade flow,” said APM Terminals Head of Inland and End User Services, John Trenchard.
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Source: APM Terminals
