The Ship Report, Friday, July 25, 2025

25/07/2025 8 min

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Episode Synopsis

US carrier Matson says no to electric vehicles, citing lithium ion battery riskThe US ocean carrier Matson has decided to no longer ship electric vehicles, because of the increasing frequency of what analysts believe are lithium ion battery caused fires on car ships. Despite newer industry recommendations designed to make ships safer, these fires remain a deadly, and usually in practice, uncontrollable hazard on board.