{"id":39,"date":"2016-05-11T16:02:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/en\/?p=39"},"modified":"2016-05-11T16:02:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T16:02:50","slug":"usa-advisory-safety-of-life-at-sea-solas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/usa-advisory-safety-of-life-at-sea-solas\/","title":{"rendered":"The BOC Blast 106 – USA ADVISORY Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUSA ADVISORY <\/b>Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS)<\/b>
\nDear USA Valued Customers,<\/b>
\nThe International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention.
\nAs of July 1, 2016, all loaded containers are required to have a Verified Gross Mass (VGM) declared by Shippers to the respective ocean Carriers with whom the containers are booked.
\nWhat is Verified Gross Mass (VGM)?<\/b>
\nThe VGM consists of the total gross cargo weight, dunnage and container tare weight and applies to packed containers tendered to the ocean Carrier.
\nThe SOLAS amendment provides two methods for the Shipper to calculate the VGM:
\nMethod 1:<\/b> Obtain VGM by weighing the packed container and subtracting the road vehicle where applicable (chassis\/trailer\/cab).
\nMethod 2:<\/b> Obtain VGM by weighing the individual shipments and adding dunnage and the container tare weight.
\nFor our LCL product <\/b>BOC International is the Shipper to the ocean Carrier. We are directly responsible for obtaining and transmitting the VGM of the consolidated container in a timely manner to ensure the container is loaded onto the vessel. SOLAS does not specify applicability to LCL cargo, only to the packed container which is made up of the aggregated volumes.
\nAs BOC International builds consolidated containers globally, we use a variety of BOC International operated as well as 3rd party warehouses. Therefore, we will be using a combination of both method #1 and #2 in order to obtain and provide the VGM of the consolidated container to the ocean Carrier.
\nPricing for U.S. LCL Export Consolidation will be as follows:
\nUS$5.00 w\/m (minimum 1 cbm)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 VGM Weight Verification fee
\nUS$10.00 flat per Bill of Lading\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0VGM Administration fee
\nFor our FCL product<\/b>, as BOC International does not control the loading of the container, we rely on our customers to provide us the VGM. This needs to take place prior to the VGM cutoff at the terminal. Minimum requirements are:<\/p>\n