Determining the gross mass of a cargo container
The International Maritime Organization IMO has included new regulations regarding weighing of containers in chapter VI Regulation 2 of the SOLAS Convention.
Based on these changes, the verified gross mass of cargo containers loaded onto SOLAS ships has to be documented. Otherwise, the cargo container may not be loaded. The SOLAS Amendment has come into force on 1. July 2016.
We have now compiled your most frequently asked questions and answered them in our section FAQ.
Subsequent to the information event of the BMVI (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) on 11.04.2016, the presentations are now available.
BG Verkehr has approved a procedure to calculate the gross mass in accordance with Method 2.
Current information on this topic can be found in our rubric "Safety and Security".