Maritime Coastguard Agency Details 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 please click here
More information about the container weighing amendment can be found here and information on how to become an approved organisation can be found here .
Published 27 June 2016
Last updated 12 July 2022
+show all updates 12 July 2022 Uploaded a revised List of approved organisations
14 June 2022 uploaded revised version
9 May 2022 updated list for May 2022
4 April 2022 Updated List added
29 March 2022 updated list 29 03 2022
11 March 2022 Uploaded revised list of approved organisations 09 03 2022
4 March 2022 UPLOADED REVISED VERSION OF APPROVED ORGANISATIONS
2 March 2022 Uploaded amended list 02 03 2022
15 February 2022 Updated list of approved organisation
12 November 2021 Updated PDF
11 August 2021 Uploaded a new version of approved organisations
5 August 2021 Uploaded revised version of approved organisations Aug 2021
24 May 2021 Updated list of approved VGM organisations
19 May 2021 Uploaded new version of approved VGM organisations.
14 January 2021 Uploaded revised list of approved organisations dated January 2021
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2 November 2020 Uploaded revised list of approved organisations Nov 2020
31 July 2020 Uploaded revised list of VGM approved organisations
22 July 2020 Uploaded revised VGM approval list
10 July 2020 uploaded new MCA VGM approved organisations list - July 2020
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