The deadline for delivering cargo, documents or VGM before a ship sails.
Miss the cargo or document cut-off and the container is “rolled” to the next vessel, often at extra cost.
Related terms
- Booking — A reservation of space on a ship or plane for your cargo.
- VGM — Verified gross mass: the certified total weight of a packed container, required before loading.
- Rollover — When a booked container is moved to a later ship, often because the ship is full.