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The effect of the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) implementation in Australia
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Aras, E and Chen, PS-L, The effect of the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) implementation in Australia, Proceedings of 4th Belt and Road Initiative Conference 2019, 1-3 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand, pp. 1-20. (2019) [Conference Extract]
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Abstract
In container shipping, the declaration of the accurate mass is of prime importance in
terms of prevention of accidents and consequently losses. After the incidents of vessels such
as Napoli, Anabella, Deneb, accuracy in the implementation of the provisions of the Chapter
VI Part A of the SOLAS, 1974 convention and the warranty of accurate information
declaration of packed containers by shippers had been questioned. As a result, the Verified
Gross Mass (VGM) amendment to the Chapter was entered into force aiming to strengthen
the safe practices of accurate weight declaration of packed container by shippers. This study
investigates the impact of the VGM implementation by surveying key stakeholders engaged
in international containerized trade in Australia, including shippers, container shipping
companies and terminal operators. The effects of VGM implementation investigated
included relationships, organizational practices, responsibility, financial cost, time delay,
safety and the accuracy of VGM data. The findings revealed industry’s positive perception
towards the VGM amendments and confirmed its positive impact on safety for shipping
companies and terminal operators. However, there are some problems in implementing the
VGM rules. The organizational practices have been affected, with a major challenge of
clarifying the responsibility for the VGM implementation. Shippers have been the most
affected organizations in terms of financial costs, mostly occurred in the outsourcing the
weighing service; and extra steps needed for outsourcing the VGM data have been found as
the primary reason for time delays. The result also revealed that in Australia inaccurate VGM
had been caused by the imported and transshipped containers.
Item Details
Item Type: | Conference Extract |
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Keywords: | Verified Gross Mass (VGM), container, Australia |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Transportation, logistics and supply chains |
Research Field: | Transportation, logistics and supply chains not elsewhere classified |
Objective Division: | Transport |
Objective Group: | Water transport |
Objective Field: | International sea freight transport (excl. live animals, food products and liquefied gas) |
UTAS Author: | Aras, E (Ms Eda Aras) |
UTAS Author: | Chen, PS-L (Associate Professor Peggy Chen) |
ID Code: | 134722 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Deposited By: | Maritime and Logistics Management |
Deposited On: | 2019-08-29 |
Last Modified: | 2020-03-16 |
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