An impending international requirement that shippers verify the weight of their goods before transport will sharply raise shipping costs on major trade lanes and trigger delays in moving cargo through ...

Shipping a few packages and getting them weighed and postmarked at the local post office is a fairly straightforward task when a company's shipping volume is small. But if you are shipping on a large ...

Do you export your goods in an ocean-going cargo container? If so, are you ready for the SOLAS amendments that go into effect July 1? A little planning ahead of time will prevent your boxes from being ...

A group of global logistics companies called on international ocean shipping regulators to clarify and provide more detail on new container-weighing requirements they say will require significant ...

Three major maritime organizations, the Company of Master Mariners of India, the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Shipping Professionals Network-Mumbai teamed up to focus on the recent ...

With the SOLAS Convention now requiring container weight verification from 1st July 2016 onwards following the amendment approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last November, the ...