VGM Submission Cut-Off for UK & Ireland

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 Liverpool, Greenock and Grangemouth on our website.  

OOCL will be acting as a portal between the shipper and the terminals in the UK. If your first port of load is in the UK in order to process your VGM we require 3 items:

1. Your CNS account code (create your CNS account) or Destin8 VGM Exporter Badge (create your Destin8 account)
2. The reference you would like to appear on your invoice (e.g. booking number)
3. 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 ensure that we receive these details as soon as possible. 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.

During the transitional period if you are not able to provide us with a CNS or Destin8 acount reference we will assist you with the use of our CNS or Destin8 account.
We ask that this be made clear to us at the time of booking. Charges are as follows,

	Southampton	Other UK Ports
Shipper Providing VGM	£1	£2.50
Terminal Providing VGM	£20.50	£20.50

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.

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
Liverpool	Container arrival on quay	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Greenock	Container arrival on quay	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Grangemouth	24 hrs before vessel arrival	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Belfast	24 hrs before vessel arrival	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Cork	24 hrs before vessel arrival	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Dublin - Ocean Pier	Vessel arrival	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Dublin - Marine Terminals MTL	Container arrival on quay	Terminal cut-off +1 hr
Dublin - Ferryport Terminal DFT	Container arrival on quay	Terminal cut-off +1 hr