Lithium-ion batteries are dangerous goods and require special precautions for safety during sea transport
Lithium batteries are dangerous goods. We have known this since the catastrophe of the transport ship “Felicity Age”, which sank in the waters of the North Atlantic off the Azores in spring 2022 after a major fire, presumably after a lithium-ion battery caught fire in the cargo. Shipping accidents involving lithium batteries almost regularly fill the leading media and the books of insurance companies. But of course, aviation logistics is also concerned with the risks posed by batteries. The International Air Transport Association IATA has now published a white paper with the attractive title “Make Lithium Batteries safe to ship”. The paper deals with incidents involving lithium batteries and ways to make battery logistics in air transport safer. We have taken a look at this document for the readers of Leschaco’s dangerous goods blog.
How the UN’s model regulations are moving the dangerous goods world
How the UN’s model regulations are moving the dangerous goods world <strong>Currently, the United Nations Model Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods are in their 23rd revision. A committee of experts of the United Nations Economic and Social Council has been developing these “UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods” (TDG) for decades: […]
10 practical tips for the sea shipment of dangerous goods
10 practical tips for shipping dangerous goods by sea The transport of dangerous goods by sea is subject to special regulations. Unlike trucking, where only short transport distances are covered and professional help can be called quickly, a container ship is in the middle of the ocean. With a cargo volume of 24,000 TEU, or […]
Smart storage for electric vehicles: Trends in battery development
Smart storage for electric vehicles: Trends in battery development Electromobility is bringing momentum to the energy transition and is one of its key factors. For a long time, the short range of e-vehicles and the inadequate charging infrastructure held back broader social acceptance. Step by step, however, it is arriving: in automotive manufacturing, on the […]
REACH – Getting the chemistry right in dangerous goods logistics
REACH – Getting the chemistry right in dangerous goods logistics October 14, 2022 is an important day for the international transport of dangerous chemical goods. On this day, the latest revision of the EU Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals enters into force. This regulation is known under the label REACH. What […]
The industry is loaded: Current challenges in battery logistics
The industry is loaded: Current challenges in battery logistics The electrification of individual transport is having a significant impact on the logistics industry: while automotive logistics, for example, must come to terms with the fact that the number of components in e-vehicles is decreasing, a new challenging growth area is emerging in the hazardous goods […]
Welcome to the Leschaco Dangerous Goods Logistics Blog
Welcome to the Leschaco Dangerous Goods Logistics Blog It is easy to be tempted to avoid the dangers by avoiding them. But those who avoid the danger are more likely to perish in it. This realization is ultimately at the core of dangerous materials logistics. Because the safe transport of dangerous goods helps to avoid […]
A pernicious trend: false declarations in dangerous goods logistics
A pernicious trend: false declarations in dangerous goods logistics The transport of dangerous goods requires great care in quality management and a maximum sense of responsibility from everyone involved in tasks in this area. This starts with proper dangerous goods classification and continues with safe packaging, labeling, documentation, safe loading and reliable transportation with selected […]
EPCA Annual Meeting: The European top meeting of the petrochemical industry
EPCA Annual Meeting: The European top meeting of the petrochemical industry https://epca.eu/events/56th-annual-meeting “From resilience to transformation”: This was the guiding principle of the 56th EPCA Annual Conference held in Berlin at the beginning of October. Four colleagues from Leschaco were also on site and personally gained an overview of the current challenges. The petrochemical industry […]
