Contact Us Spanish | English START ABOUT US OFFICES WAREHOUSES SERVICES NEWS CUSTOMER ACCESS NEWS Home > News Why and how the weight of sea containers is regulated. SOLAS Convention Tuesday, January 17, 2017 International maritime transport for safety reasons and in favor of sustainable trade is widely regulated. These regulations involve controlling the weight of maritime containers. International trade by maritime transport is one of the safest and most efficient ways to import and export, and for this to continue being the case, regulatory measures must be updated and specified, in this case through the National Accreditation Entity (ENAC), as well how to apply and guarantee them, in this case through a professional and qualified international shipping company. In this sense, one of the latest regulations involves the weight of maritime containers, which through the modification of the SOLAS agreement , was regulated again in June of last year in order to ensure the verification of the gross mass of all exported containers. . Why is the weight of maritime containers regulated? The poor distribution of containers when loading the ship is one of the main causes of accidents in international freight ships . This, added to the growing trend of not declaring all of the transported, putting crew and merchandise at risk, have been the two most relevant reasons for the amendment of the International Convention for the Safety of Human Life at Sea (SOLAS) Thus, through this agreement, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requires that shipping containers for maritime goods have their gross weight verified and controlled in order to export. How the weight of maritime containers is regulated And how is this accreditation achieved? By verifying the gross mass of all containers exported by international transport , which, submitting to ENAC controls and examinations, verify that all the measuring devices used to check the mass of the container (such as the scale, the lifting equipment, weighbridge, etc.) are adequate to provide exact data of weight and volume of real load. Thus, all international maritime freight transport agency must provide the favorable reports issued by a laboratory accredited by ENAC, which ensure that the transport is carried out in accordance with the law and the required security. <Back to list Sailing schedules Shipment Tracking Request price now Fill in the following information: Your name or that of your company * Email* Telephone contact Shipping type* Import Export Shipping in: * Container Groupage Source* Destination* Describe your merchandise *Required fields Send Specialists in ocean freight shipments. AGC Newtral, your international transportation provider! Legal warning Cookies policy Contact Us © 2018 All rights reserved