<<The president of an association representing container terminal operators is confident that Brazil will be ready for the Safety of Life at Sea, or SOLAS, Verified Gross Mass rule and has established a Special Technical Group to resolve any final concerns.

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<<The Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA) has warned that the there is considerable potential for “significant disruption” when container weighing becomes mandatory on 1 July.

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Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach do not have the infrastructure that would allow them to weigh containers before they are loaded onto ships, so shippers will have to make other arrangements for obtaining the required verified gross mass of the containers before a July 1 international deadline takes effect, the terminals stated late Friday through a spokesperson.

Leer más:LA-Long Beach terminals won't weigh containers to comply with SOLAS

<<Experto se adentra en las dudas de la industria.

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