IMO set to tackle overweight boxes

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The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed to a proposal from the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia to address the issue of misdeclared container weights and to take other measures to improve the safety of container stowage and ship operations. The move has been welcomed by the World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which jointly urged the IMO last December to establish an international legal requirement that

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