As of 1st July 2016 all containers will require a verified gross mass (VGM) by law under the Safety of Lives at Sea (SOLAS) convention. For further details please refer to our VGM Solution Guide for
Southampton or
Felixstowe, Liverpool, Greenock and Grangemouth on our website.
OOCL will be acting as a portal between the shipper and the terminals in the UK mainland. If the first port of load is in the UK mainland in order to process your VGM we require 3 items at booking request stage:
- Your CNS account code (create your CNS account) or Destin8 VGM Exporter Badge (create your Destin8 account)
- The reference you would like to appear on your invoice (e.g. booking number)
- Indicate ‘TL’ if you require the terminal to provide your VGM or ‘SL’ if you will provide the VGM In the following format:
AAA*Your Reference*TL (or SL)
(AAA represents the CNS account reference or Destin8 VGM Exporter Badge).
Please note that OOCL UK will not be accepting Shipper's VGM submissions manually, we will only accept Shipper VGM submissions through e-channels. For guidance please download our PDF.
In some circumstances we may be able to offer you the use of our CNS or Destin8 account if you are not able to provide one, using a terminal weigh only.
We ask that this be made clear to us at the time of booking. Charges are as follows:
Origin Charge | Per Container Per Submission |
| Terminal Providing VGM | Shipper Providing VGM |
| Southampton |
GBP 30.00 / GBP 60.00* |
GBP 3.50 |
| London Gateway |
| Felixstowe | GBP 30.00 / GBP 60.00* |
| Liverpool |
GBP 55.00 / GBP 60.00*
|
| Greenock |
| Grangemouth | GBP 30.00 / GBP 60.00*
|
* When the terminal is informed that VGM will be provided by shipper, but shipper fails to provide before VGM cutoff time and terminal providing VGM is is required instead.
If the above information is not received by OOCL it will be assumed that the shipper or freight forwarder will be arranging the submission or provision of the VGM directly with the terminal.
Shipper submitted VGM cut-off times are as follows:
| Terminal |
Terminal VGM Cut-off for Shipper Provided VGM |
OOCL Cut-off for Shipper provided VGM via e-channels (MOC, OOCL Lite, EDI) |
| Southampton |
24 hrs before vessel arrival |
Terminal cut-off +1 hr |
| Felixstowe | 30 hrs before vessel arrival & before container arrival | Terminal cut-off +1 hr |
| Liverpool |
Container arrival on quay |
Terminal cut-off +1 hr |
| Greenock |
24 hrs before vessel arrival & before container arrival |
Terminal cut-off +1 hr |
| Grangemouth |
24 hrs before vessel arrival |
Terminal cut-off +1 hr |
| Belfast |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
| Cork |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
| Dublin Terminals |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
10am working day prior to feeder arrival |
