ContainerWeight launches tare weight database capturing nearly 100 percent of global fleet at Intermodal Conference and Exhibition with customer, Flexport
Tare weight database is an important component in Flexport's global trade data platform
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ContainerWeight, the online container tare weight database, has launched at the Intermodal Conference and Exhibition. The database includes almost 100 percent of the global fleet and provides reliable, complete data on tare weights and container size-type codes. Flexport, the modern freight forwarder, is a key customer and will integrate its tare weight data into its comprehensive data platform.
As overweight containers can cause major accidents and injury to operating personnel, the International Maritime Organization adopted the SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement (VGM). Accurately documenting the VGM weight of containers is an important safety precaution, but determining the VGM weight is an arduous process. Accessible databases created by the Bureau International des Containers only include 45 percent of the global fleet.
"We know how difficult the VGM documentation process can be, and that there was a gap in the data available. With ContainerWeight, we've been able to include almost 100 percent of the global fleet with complete accuracy, which will help make the shipping industry more efficient and safer," said ContainerWeight co-founder and CEO, Jasper Nagtegaal. "We're bringing high quality, accurate data to the shipping industry at a critical time."
Nagtegaal added that both Flexport and ContainerWeight have validated the data using actual, global shipper data, which has proven to be 99 percent consistent. "We're a data-driven organization, so data integrity and efficiency are key to us," said Jan van Casteren, Vice President of Europe at Flexport. "One of our goals is to provide outstanding customer service, and having access to the shipping industry's most accurate data on tare weights will allow us to continue to provide world-class support for our clients."
ContainerWeight obtained its data through secure access to millions of photos of container doors taken at terminals worldwide. ContainerWeight offers an API that gives customers immediate access to the tare weight of any box available for specific container numbers. This data can be used by a shipper or a third party to calculate the VGM of a container in accordance with Method 2 under the IMO SOLAS regulation on container weights.
About ContainerWeight
ContainerWeight is a data provider based in the Port of Rotterdam. The ContainerWeight database provides global container tare weight and ISO size-type data. This data contributes to a significant increase in efficiency and reliability of the booking process for freight forwarders and shippers, both locally and globally. The database contains over 99% of the global container fleet and is updated on a daily basis.
About Flexport
Flexport is The Modern Freight Forwarder. Only Flexport delivers a combination of advanced technology, physical logistics infrastructure and human expertise, providing fast and predictable transit times, visibility and control, and low and predictable supply chain costs to logistics and supply chain professionals across the globe. As as full service freight forwarder, Flexport offers a complete range of services, including ocean, air, truck and rail freight, drayage & cartage, warehousing, customs & compliance, financing and insurance and has over 10,000 clients in over 110 countries. With offices in San Francisco (HQ), New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Flexport is the trusted standard for technology-powered global freight forwarding and logistics.
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