Shippers Resist New IMO Container Weight Proposal

摘要

The Internationa] Maritime Organization's (IMO) proposal to amend its Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) -which would require a verified certificate of a container's weight before loading on vessel -has unleashed a tempest of protest among some ocean shipping advocates. The amendment is not only unnecessary, but will likely cost global shippers as much as $5 billion annually in extra costs, noted Marco Wiesehahn, policy advisor for the European Shippers' Council (ESC), at Intermodal Europe's recent event in Hamburg.