Effecting SOLAS Worldwide
1. When is the enforcement date?
The new SOLAS amendments go into effect from 1 July 2016. From this date, carriers will only be allowed to load a packed container on board their ships
after its VGM has been received (refer to Question 1 in Determining VGM for definition of VGM).
Local authorities may apply different enforcement approaches with regards to transshipment and other in-transit cargoes due for loading onto a vessel on
or after 1 July 2016