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Formalities/Legal notice, Current
Communication of verified gross mass to shipping companies or Kombiverkehr within the terms of the SOLAS(Safety of Life at Sea) Convention with effect from 1 July 2016
06/30/2016
With effect from 1 July 2016 the internationally applicable Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention will require shipping companies to ensure that the total weight (verified gross mass) of intermodal loading units has been calculated by means of a certified procedure before they can be loaded onto a ship. Details of the verified gross mass must be sent to the shipping company in good time, i.e. before the intermodal loading unit is loaded onto the ship.

Scope of the SOLAS Convention for first and final legs by rail
The provisions of the SOLAS Convention only apply to shipments with Kombiverkehr if part of the route is covered by ship and Kombiverkehr books the maritime transport directly with a shipping company. Kombiverkehr is not obliged to notify the shipping company of the verified gross mass of any shipments for which our customers arrange the maritime section themselves. This is the responsibility of the person who orders the maritime transport.

Services in the Kombiverkehr network affected by the SOLAS Convention
Based on current information, we only need the "verified gross mass" on end-to-end routes to and from Turkey and Greece (via Trieste) and to and from Finland.

Documentation
The only document that may be used as evidence of the "verified gross mass" is a weighing note/slip. This must be signed by a person at the loading point who is responsible for weighing. An electronic signature may be used.

Empty intermodal loading units
Please enter the unladen weight as marked on the intermodal loading unit (ILU).

Practical application of the SOLAS Convention to the Trieste – Greece/Turkey v.v. and Germany – Finland v.v. service
On the Trieste – Turkey/Greece and Germany – Finland service, we would ask you to send a weighing note as described above to our agencies in Trieste, email: documentstrieste@emterminals.com or Lübeck, email: kvluebeck@intermodalservices.de or
Rostock, email rtm-terminal@portofrostock.de, when booking (as with customs/hazardous goods/waste documents), but no later than the delivery of the unit to the dispatch terminal.

On the Turkey/Greece – Trieste, as well as Finland – Germany service, please hand the weighing note to the relevant shipping company when dropping off your consignment at the departure terminal.

Kombiverkehr will assume no responsibility for information that is not communicated in good time or in full. Anyone sending weighing slips/notes on the mail train will do so at their own risk.

We will notify you immediately if we receive any more information about SOLAS or if other services are affected.

Please feel free to contact Mr Schroedter by calling +49 69/7 95 05-272 or email him at uschroedter@kombiverkehr.de if you have any further questions.