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Kenya racing to beat deadline for global shipping safety rules

Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has embarked on sensitising exporters on new global cargo weight safety rules as it seeks to beat the July 1 deadline.

The amended Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention, which was adopted by International Maritime Organisation (IMO) last year, makes it mandatory for shippers to verify the gross weight of every export cargo prior to loading it on ship.

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