KEY FACTS
- Since?1 July the Port of Felixstowe?has
provided a bespoke container
weighing solution for UK shippers - No change to?operating
procedures for containers arriving
by rail or road - Fully compliant with SOLAS
requirements as regulated in the UK
by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency - Continuity of supply chain is ensured
CONTAINER
WEIGHING
SERVICES
Port of Felixstowe provides
a Container Weighing solution
to help shippers meet updated
SOLAS regulations
The Port of Felixstowe was the first to announce that it will offer container weighing services, to ensure UK shippers are able to comply with the new international regulations.?
Since 1st of July 2016?every laden export container?has been required to have a verified weight before being loaded onto a vessel. We have developed a bespoke solution that is best for our customers, ensuring a seamless continuity in your supply chain, and which provides a fully compliant and verified container weighing service with no change to?operational processes for containers arriving either by rail or road.
Our weighing equipment is fully compliant with SOLAS requirements as regulated in the UK by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
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Container Weighing Service Overview.
Summary of the bespoke container weighing service offered by the Port of Felixstowe.
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Container Weighing Service Details.
Details of the container weighing service offered by the Port of Felixstowe.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs_Container_Weighing_amended_21.7.pdf
Port of Felixstowe presentation
Container Weighing Regulation Compliance and Procedures presentation
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Destin8 presentation
Overview of the Destin8 port community system and how it?accommodates container weighing
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MCA Guidance Note - MGN534
Guidance on the implementation of the SOLAS VI Regulation 2 amendment requiring the verification of the gross mass of packed containers
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