Container Weighing Services News

The West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) has invested in a new container freight station (CFS) at the Port of Onne, Nigeria.The 1,520m2 facility - the first of its kind in East Nigeria - provides Nigerian farmers with an opportunity to grow their business by exporting goods such as cashew nuts and sesame seeds.While the country has long been associated with the oil industry, it is estimated that more than 22% of the country's GDP is generated from agriculture. "A government drive to encourage exports, particularly of agricultural raw materials, has already created a steady increase in demand for the facility, which is equipped to modern safety and security standards," says WACT Commercial Manager, Noah Sheriff.

DP World’s British container terminals are to offer container weighing services for UK exporters to determine the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of each container ahead of new legislation coming into effect from the July 1, 2016. Both DP World London Gateway and DP World Southampton will “implement scalable solutions” to weigh containers shortly after arrival in the port and provide the VGM, the company said in a statement, following extensive consultations with the Maritime Coastguard Agency. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has adopted an amendment to the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations to require that shippers of goods obtain the VGM of packed containers and communicate it to the ocean carriers sufficiently in advance of the ship stow planning.