The statistic shows the results of a 2016 survey regarding the biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM (verified gross mass) regulation, according to shippers, carriers and forwarders. Some seven percent of shippers felt that technology providers benefited most from this regulation.
According to the source, 45 percent of respondents were shippers, 36 percent were forwarders, NVOs, or logistics providers, and 13 percent were carriers.
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American Shipper. (May 4, 2016). Biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM regulation, according to U.S. respondents [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/
American Shipper. "Biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM regulation, according to U.S. respondents." Chart. May 4, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/
American Shipper. (2016). Biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM regulation, according to U.S. respondents. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/
American Shipper. "Biggest Financial Beneficiaries of The Solas Vgm Regulation, According to U.S. Respondents." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/
American Shipper, Biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM regulation, according to U.S. respondents Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/ (last visited June 13, 2025)
Biggest financial beneficiaries of the SOLAS VGM regulation, according to U.S. respondents [Graph], American Shipper, May 4, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686659/verified-gross-mass-beneficiaries-according-to-us-respondents/