<<WASHINGTON — The enforcement of the SOLAS container weight mandate for U.S. exports — if there is any — will be done by each port, and the U.S. Coast Guard will only get involved if it boards an incoming vessel and finds it doesn’t have verified gross mass for each box.
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<<SEA ISLAND, Georgia —Container lines, at least in the U.S., are starting to take forceful action to prepare for theSafety of Life at Sea, or SOLAS, weight verification rule.
Japan’s government has drawn up the drafts of guidelines and revised ministry ordinances, which contain penalties and variation between the verified gross mass and actual weight of a container, for the smooth implementation of the International Maritime Organization's looming Safety of Life at Sea, or SOLAS, container weight rules.
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<<El negocio de puertos sigue dinámico. Adquisiciones en Cartagena y Buenaventura abren paso a una mayor oferta. Además se anuncian nuevos proyectos que tendrán que competir con 4G y Alianzas Público Privadas para buscar los recursos.
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<<Saying it will be impossible to implement the SOLAS container weight rule by July 1 without severely disrupting trade, U.S. exporters are calling on the Coast Guard to delay the rule until it can be amended and determined that they won’t face a competitive disadvantage against foreign exporters. But carriers are pushing back, saying the law does not allow for any delays.
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