News / HMM tightens rules for shipping lithium batteries after deadly factory blaze

Photo: Aricell

HMM will no longer carry lithium-ion batteries manufactured by its compatriot manufacturer Aricell and contained in electronic devices or packed with electronic equipment. The firm’s factory suffered a massive fire in June.

The ban was announced in an advisory to customers following a clampdown by the carrier on dangerous goods transported on its ships.

HMM said only new lithium batteries would be accepted – and then only in refrigerated containers with the vents closed, and would only be placed on the ship ...