Penalties Urged for Rogue Battery Shippers
Organizations representing airlines and lithium battery suppliers are calling on governments around the world to crack down on shippers that violate regulations governing air shipment of the batteries.
The International Air Transport Association said that it had been joined by The Global Shippers Forum, the International Air Cargo Association and lithium battery associations in drafting letters calling for stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport of the batteries. The associations included PRBA – The Rechargeable Battery Association and RECHARGE, the Advanced Rechargeable and Lithium Batteries Association.
In letters to ministers of trade, industry and transport in the world’s major lithium-battery–producing countries, the signers said that lithium battery safety regulations must be enforced at the point of origin.
“Safety is aviation’s top priority,” IATA Director General and CEO Tony T…
