SOLAS container weight MCA approved weighing organisations

MCA approved organisations - updated 15 April 2024

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Please find attached a list of all organisations whose method for determining the verified gross mass (VGM) of a packed container has been approved by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). These shippers can provide a VGM to port terminals and ships masters (or their representatives) which meet the SOLAS chapter VI amendments.

Please note: method 1 users (those who weigh the packed and sealed containers) do not require MCA approval numbers at this time.

To apply for approval: Indicative application document for container weight approval.

More information about the container weighing amendment: MGN 534 (M+F) Cargo Safety: Verifying gross mass of containers and information on how to become an approved organisation: Verification of the gross mass of packed containers by sea.

1. 15 April 2024

   VGM 293 renewed

2. 10 April 2024

   VGM 292 - Bell, Sons & Co. (Druggist) Ltd (Bells Healthcare) - Removed. VGM 151 -Ingevity UK Ltd - Added.

3. 31 January 2024

   VGM 0031 added

4. 2 November 2023

   Details updated for VGM's 0018, 0047, 0255, 0882. VGM 0902 added and VGM0821 removed

5. 27 September 2023

   Addition of VGM 807 - Senator International Limited.

6. 30 August 2023

   Revised List of Approved Organisations - 30 Aug 2023

7. 12 May 2023

   VGM 111, 206, 238, 276, 335, 399, 901 - Added VGM 696 was showing as 697 - Amended VGM 031, 539 - Removed

8. 7 March 2023

   Further update to List of Approved Organisations as at 7 March 2023

9. 7 March 2023

   Update to list of Approved Organisations as at 7 March 2023

10. 6 March 2023

    Updated version for February 2023

11. 9 December 2022

    VGM696 added

12. 29 November 2022

    updated list added

13. 5 October 2022

    The list of MCA approved organisations has been updated - 05 October 2022

14. 8 September 2022

    Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisation 08 09 2022

15. 9 August 2022

    Updated list of approved organisations 09 08 2022

16. 1 August 2022

    Updated list of approved organisations - 01 August 2022

17. 12 July 2022

    Uploaded a revised List of approved organisations

18. 14 June 2022

    uploaded revised version

19. 9 May 2022

    updated list for May 2022

20. 4 April 2022

    Updated List added

21. 29 March 2022

    updated list 29 03 2022

22. 11 March 2022

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations 09 03 2022

23. 4 March 2022

    UPLOADED REVISED VERSION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS

24. 2 March 2022

    Uploaded amended list 02 03 2022

25. 15 February 2022

    Updated list of approved organisation

26. 12 November 2021

    Updated PDF

27. 11 August 2021

    Uploaded a new version of approved organisations

28. 5 August 2021

    Uploaded revised version of approved organisations Aug 2021

29. 24 May 2021

    Updated list of approved VGM organisations

30. 19 May 2021

    Uploaded new version of approved VGM organisations.

31. 14 January 2021

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations dated January 2021

32. 9 November 2020

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations

33. 2 November 2020

    Uploaded revised list of approved organisations Nov 2020

34. 31 July 2020

    Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisations

35. 22 July 2020

    Uploaded revised VGM approval list

36. 10 July 2020

    uploaded new MCA VGM approved organisations list - July 2020

37. 28 April 2020

    Updated list of approved organisations added

38. 25 February 2020

    Updated list of approved organisations uploaded

39. 14 January 2020

    Uploaded new version of list of approved sites

40. 25 November 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations added.

41. 20 November 2019

    Updated list of approved organisation uploaded

42. 14 October 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations uploaded

43. 10 September 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

44. 5 August 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations have been added.

45. 18 July 2019

    New list of approved sites added.

46. 7 June 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

47. 17 May 2019

    Updated list of approved organisations

48. 1 April 2019

    Updated list of orgainsations

49. 25 March 2019

    Adding an updated list of approved organisations.

50. 27 June 2016

    First published.