{"id":6218,"date":"2025-12-08T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cns-online.uk\/?post_type=avada_faq&#038;p=6218"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:25:53","slug":"what-is-vgm","status":"publish","type":"avada_faq","link":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/faq-items\/what-is-vgm\/","title":{"rendered":"What is VGM?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verified Gross Mass (VGM) is the total weight of a packed cargo container, including the cargo, its packaging and the container itself. It is a key requirement in maritime transport to ensure safety, prevent accidents and maintain vessel stability.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before the VGM regulation was introduced, container weights were often estimated, leading to risks such as incorrect stowage, cargo damage and safety hazards for dock workers.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All packed (FCL) containers must have an accurately declared VGM before they can be loaded onto a vessel, ensuring compliance with international safety regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verified Gross Mass (VGM) is the total weight of a  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"faq_category":[54],"class_list":["post-6218","avada_faq","type-avada_faq","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","faq_category-verified-gross-mass-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/6218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/avada_faq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/avada_faq\/6218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cnsonline.co.uk\/cargoes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=6218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}