Customer Advisory: New USA port restriction for liquid IBC packaging. Applies to both hazardous (DG) and NON DG cargo.

There is a new USA Federal regulation that requires truck drivers in the USA to have a special license in order to move Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) liquid packaging units with aggregate volumes exceeding 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) in a single marine container.

Conditions: Any door or carrier move

Restriction: If IBC packaging is involved in an OOCL container shipment, and the total volume of all IBC packaging, DG or non DG, in the container is greater than 3785 liters (1000 gallons), a specially certified truck driver is required. In these over 1,000 gallon cases with IBC packaging units, the booking must be on a CY term only and with merchant haulage to/from the marine terminal or rail ramp.
If the shipment is to move by rail, and the marine terminal has on dock rail, the shipment can be taken to/from the inland rail terminal.  Again, any truck movements must be using merchant haulage. OOCL cannot assist with trucking for these moves.

For more information, see this link to the federal register.