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Lines to fine overloaders
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
August 2, 2000
Containers will be weighed at random, writes Alan Peat
SHIPPERS OR agents who misdeclare container weights are going to get slapped with a hefty penalty fine by the shipping lines. If the declared weight (gross of container plus contents) on the transportation or loading documents is wrong by plus/minus 500 kilograms or more, a penalty of US$300 for a 20-foot ...... Read more on Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly
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