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ESPO, the weighing of the container do not have to constitute an obstacle to cargo handling in the ports
According to the association of the European ports, the weight would have to be verified rather in the place of origin of the shipment
June 4, 2014
Favorably receiving the recent decision of the committee for marine safety of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), second which the obligatory verification of the gross weight of the container before their boarding on the ships is a responsibility at the expense of the loader/shipper, and agreeing on the fact who the verification of the weight of the containers can carry out an important role in improving safety of the marine transports and the entire chain of transport as false declarations of the weight of the container involve risks for safety, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) however has emphasized that such verification, when it is profitable obligatory, not it will have to constitute an obstacle to cargo handling in the ports.
In particular, the association of the European ports wishes that the introduction of this new amendment to convention SOLAS on the safeguard of the human life in sea in the communitarian and national legislation ulteriorly clarifies the responsibility of the loaders and avoids that this responsibility comes accolade to the ports and the harbour terminalisti. According to ESPO, the weighing it must happen before the container enters rather in the harbour areas and in the place of origin of the shipment.
"We - Isabelle Ryckbost has explained, ESPO general secretary - recognize the importance to know the exact weight of the containers, not only for the marine transport but for all the chain of the transport. We must characterize the easyr solution for all the operators of the transport chain, but we must absolutely avoid that this operation of weighing serious on the harbour activities of handling and emphasizes the congestion of the port. This - it has emphasized - could happen if the erroneous declared weight of the container is only found in a late phase, that is in a port or a terminalistica area".
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Favorably receiving the recent decision of the committee for marine safety of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), second which the obligatory verification of the gross weight of the container before their boarding on the ships is a responsibility at the expense of the loader/shipper, and agreeing on the fact who the verification of the weight of the containers can carry out an important role in improving safety of the marine transports and the entire chain of transport as false declarations of the weight of the container involve risks for safety, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) however has emphasized that such verification, when it is profitable obligatory, not it will have to constitute an obstacle to cargo handling in the ports.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
