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What if the container is overweight? What are the solutions?

Oct 09, 2024|View:7

In the process of international maritime transport, overweight containers will face different treatment and restriction policies. Below is the detailed analysis:

How to deal with the container overweight?

1. the shipping company overweight processing

Pay the overweight fee: negotiate with the shipping company and pay the overweight fee for normal transport.

2、Harbour overweight processing

Payment of overweight fee: If overweight is found when entering the port, it is necessary to negotiate with the port area, pay the overweight fee and labour fee, or carry out box reloading.

3、Destination port overweight treatment

Payment of fine: if the overweight is within a certain range, payment of fine can solve the problem.

Serious overweight: If the crane cannot bear the serious overweight, it may need to unload the container in the nearby port or return to the original port.

Shipping Line Container Weight Limit Policy

1、Weight Policy

Standard: No damage to the container is the standard, but the specific weight limit policy of each shipping company is different.

Balance of space and weight: Every ship has space and weight limitations, and in areas with a lot of heavy cargo (such as North China), the weight is often full but the space is not full. Shipping companies may add freight charges to make up for the loss of space.

Trading of space: the trading of space between shipping companies is generally calculated on the basis of 1 TEU = 14 tonnes or 16 tonnes, and more than the weight will not be allowed on board.

2、Bulk period

Adjustment of weight limit: According to the hotness of the route, shipping companies may adjust downward the weight limit of each box type.

3、Suggestions for booking

Confirmation of weight limit: Confirm the shipping company's weight limit requirement to the forwarder when booking or the latest shipment to avoid the risk of overweight. If there is no confirmation and the cargo is overweight, you may face the cost of dragging the cargo, leaving the port, and pulling out the cargo to reweigh.

4、Harbour weight limit

Mechanical equipment load:

Loading and unloading operation: Container ships need to be loaded and unloaded by quay cranes after docking at the terminal, and then transported to the yard by trucks. Overweight will cause difficulties for terminal and yard operations.

Small harbours: Small harbours with backward equipment have specific weight limits, and cargoes exceeding the weight limits will not be accepted.

5.Supporting transport weight limit

Road transport weight limit:

Inland USA: The weight limit of US road transport is strict, and the containers transported inland need to comply with the weight limit requirements. Such as 17.3 tonnes for small cabinets, 19.5 tonnes for large tall cabinets, different ports may have different weight limits.

Non-inland transport: only to the port of the goods are not affected by the road weight limit.

6、Route weight limit

Different routes:

Cargo loading and unloading port order: According to the route design, loading and unloading port call order and export cargo type and heat decide the weight limit policy.

Equipment at destination port: the problem of operating load of equipment at destination port will affect the weight limit, and the weight limit of different routes is different for large and small containers.

Understanding and complying with the weight restriction policy of shipping companies and ports, reasonable transport plan and timely communication with related parties are the keys to ensure smooth transport. It is recommended to confirm the weight limit requirements carefully when booking and shipping to avoid extra costs and delays caused by overweight.