Singapore-based APL won the Technology and Systems Innovation award at the Lloyd List Asia 2016 for its Safety of Life at Sea – Verified Gross Mass (SOLAS-VGM ) innovative map technology. It addresses the challenge of implementing mandatory container weighing in order to improve ship safety standards. The solution provides relevant VGM information including terminals’ VGM cut-off time, margin of error permissible for VGM data, details on whether container gate-in without VGM declaration would be allowed, and whether a certified container weighing service would be offered at these terminals.