Information can be sent using either the FCL or LCL template.

1

FCL template

2

LCL template

Additional information on the IMO / SOLAS requirement can be found on http://www.worldshipping.org/industry-issues/safety/cargo-weight

Please visit www.claridon.com/solas to find further information about SOLAS/VGM.Should you have any further questions, please contact your nearest Claridon office for further information.

Containers for which the VGM information has not beensubmitted, or has been submitted late or with incorrect data,will not be loaded on board the scheduled vessel. All costs thatwill be incurred as a result of late/inaccurate submission will befor the account of the shipper.

The regulation does not permit any type of estimation. The designated authorities have been listed as part of theinformation available on the World Shipping Council website.

By weighing the stuffed container usingcalibrated and certified equipment approved bythe designated authority of the country inwhich packing of the container was completed.

METHOD 1

By weighing all packages, pallets, dunnage,securing material, etc. that have been packedinto the container and by adding the tareweight of the container to the sum of the singleweights, using a certified method approved bythe assigned authority of the country in whichpacking of the container was completed.

* Two methods for determining VGM:

METHOD 2

VGM(Lashing Material, Cargo and Container Tare)

LASHINGMATERIAL

CARGO CONTAINERTARE

Requires weighing the containerafter it has been packed.

CONTAINER

Claridon will ensure the submission of the VGM information to the carriers and monitoring the processing of the VGM in order to avoid any delays.

Shipper submits VGM info toClaridon by email / fax

Shipper determines VGM*

Your local Agility Office will provide bookingconfirmation and advise by when VGMinformation has to be submitted.

Shipper sends bookingrequest to Claridon

BOOKINGREQUEST

What is VGM? The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made amendments to the Safety ofLife at Sea (SOLAS) convention. Effective July 1, 2016 SOLAS will require mandatoryverification of the gross weight of containers prior to stowage aboard ship. This newregulation will prohibit the loading of a packed container on board a vessel unless theverified gross mass (VGM) information has been provided in advance to the ocean carrier.

The VGM information has to be provided by the Shipper named on the documentation(Bill of Lading). These new requirements are being implemented by the IMO, as theconsequences of a mis-declaration of the weight could have an adverse impact on thesafety of the ship, crew and shore-side equipment and workforce.

New process for VGM

SOLAS Verified Gross Mass Regulation