MSC has been helping customers to ship cargo to and from France since 1993. Today, with more than 20 services connecting to over 230 global routes, MSC FRANCE moves more than 800,000 TEU of cargo per year.
What is VGM?
Verified Gross Mass or VGM refers to the exact, verified weight of a packed container. For safety reasons, vessel operators can only load a container if its weight has been verified.
Government approval status
The French government has published since May 28th 2016 a decree with tolerance 5% inaccuracy allowed on two methods.
What to include in your VGM instructions
The following items are mandatory and must be in all VGM instructions :
Booking number or B/L number
The container number
The VGM in kg
The name of the responsible person in capital
letters, as electronic equivalent of the signature
How to submit your VGM instructions
Deadlines for sending your VGM instructions
VGM must be known to the ship-agent, at least 24 hours before physical closing of the vessel.
The VGM cut-off date will be mentioned on the booking confirmation. If the VGM is received later, the container will not be planned / loaded on the vessel.
Admin Fees and costs
If the VGM has to be handled manually by the local agent, a local fee of 100€ per container will be applied. This also applies for VGM info added in the electronic booking.
If the VGM is not received before VGM closing time, container will be put on hold and all related costs like demurrage, storage, moves, plugging… will be for the account of the shipper.
If the VGM declaration is wrong after loading on board, a penalty will occured of 500€ per container, extracost and collateral expenses will be invoiced.
Contact information
Email: FR147-vgm.france@msc.com
Tel: + (33) 2.32.74.68.00
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TERMINAL 1 |
TERMINAL 2 |
LE HAVRE |
TNMSC |
TERMINAL DE L’ATLANTIQUE |
FOS-SUR-MER |
SEAYARD |
EUROFOS |
DUNKERQUE |
TERMINAL DES FLANDRES |
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BREST |
QR2 – MANUPORT |
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MONTOIR-DE-BRETAGNE |
TMDC – TERMINAL MARCHANDISES DIVERSES ET CONTENEURS |
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ROUEN |
TCMD |
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POINTE DES GALETS |
TERMINAL PORT EST |
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LONGONI |
LONGONI TERMINAL |
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As per IMDG code restrictions, MSC Policy and provisions in force.
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From the 9th January 2019, any organisation that has 50 or more employees must publish and report specific figures about their gender equality index in France.
The gender equality index is the difference between the average earnings of men and women, expressed relative to men's earnings.
The actual value for MSC France is 88/100.
For more information we invite you to visit (Ministère du Travail)
Le décret relatif aux modalités d'application et de calcul de l'Index d'Egalité femmes-hommes est paru au Journal Officiel le 09 Janvier 2019. L'index devra être calculé et publié chaque année par toutes les entreprises d'au moins 50 salariés.
L'index d'égalité entre les sexes est l'écart entre la moyenne des rémunérations des femmes et la moyenne des rémunérations des hommes, exprimé par rapport à celle des hommes.
La valeur actuelle de l'index pour MSC France est 88/100.
Pour plus d'information, nous vous invitons à lire: (Ministère du Travail)
Résultats par indicateur
Indicateur calculable (1=oui, 0=non) | Valeur de l'indicateur | Points obtenus | Nombre de points maximum de l'indicateur | Nombre de points maximum des indicateurs calculables | |
1- Ecart de remuneration (en %) | 1 | 6.3 | 33 | 40 | 40 |
2- Ecarts d'augmentations individuelles (en points de %) | 1 | 3.1 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
3- Ecarts de promotions (en points de %) | 1 | 2.6 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
4- Pourcentage de salariés augmentés au retour d'un congé maternité (%) | 1 | 100 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
5- Nombre de salariés du sexe sous-représenté parmi les 10 plus hautes rémunérations | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Total des indicateurs calculables | 88 | 100 | |||
INDEX (sur 100 points) | 88 | 100 |
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As well as being a global leader in container shipping , our worldwide teams of industry specific experts mean we can offer our customers round-the-clock personalised service. This ensures we deliver fast and reliable transit times, and that we provide the best solutions for your needs.
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Last update: 2023-09-26T20:39:00