THE UN's International
Maritime Organisation is being called on to adopt a rule that would require
containers to be weighed before loading, involving an amendment to the Safety
of Life at Sea Convention.
The call has been made by
the World Shipping Council, International Association of Ports and Harbours,
BIMCO, and the International Chamber of Shipping.
WSC president Christopher
Koch said verifying the weight of boxes will make ship loading safer.
"Right now all we have is the declared weight. In a significant percentage
of cases, the declared weight is less than the actual weight," said Mr
Koch.
Mr Koch said ships' captains
only declare weight when making up the stow plan, and that limitation can lead
to cargo being out of balance.
The WSC highlighted an
incident this June in which a small containership tipped over at berth in
Algeciras. Investigators found that almost one in 10 of a vessel's containers
were two to seven times more than the declared weight.
Source : SN-TR, 17.12.11.
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