FFFAI inks Kale MoU

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Wednesday, 30 November 2016

The Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) and Kale Logistics have signed a MoU, whereby Kale’s eVGM platform will be made available to FFFAI members for eVGM filing, enabling members to stay compliant with electronic-VGM as per the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) convention.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has amended the SOLAS Convention to require, as a condition for loading a packed container onto a ship for export, that the container has a verified weight. The shipper or its authorised representative is responsible for the verification of the packed container’s weight.

As per the IMO, the new regulation is meant to safeguard the interest of the vessel, crew and cargo by getting exact weights of cargo filled containers so that the shipping line can plan the vessel capacity.
If the weight of the container is found to be higher than the prescribed weight, then the Line will have the discretion to offload such a container.