European terminal operators criticize new container rules

Six months before the new requirements for mandatory weighing of containers come into force, European terminal operators are now criticizing the regulations and point to a lack of information and harmonization from national governments.
Photo: Michael Lindner/Port of Hamburg Marketing
Photo: Michael Lindner/Port of Hamburg Marketing
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

Just six months from now, the new requirements for mandatory weighing of containers will come into force worldwide, but the regulations could result in total confusion, warn European terminal operators, such as APM Terminals and DP World, gathered in Feport, The Federation of European Private Port Operators, in a statement.

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