As per consignee approved, please see attached file for your process. Otherwise VGM certificate should be submitted within FRI at 15.00 hrs. but for this case I will support send it to co-loader first. But in the future please be ensure you need to reserve within THU at noon or earlier than to avoid late VGM submission. NO VGM NO LOAD.
“SOLAS” Notification **
On July 1, 2016, new rules will require the “Verified Gross Mass” (VGM) of an ocean container be certified and passed to the vessel operator prior to being loaded for export. These new rules are part of the IMO’s Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty.
As of July 1, shippers will be responsible for providing signed certification that provides the accurate Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of the loaded ocean container (which may be provided via approved EDI format). If there are no viable options for weighing loaded containers, customers must adhere to SOLAS Method 2 whereby all packaging materials, pallets and cargo are weighed prior to loading and then added to the weight printed on the container