News / Hapag-Lloyd may have a hi-tech way to root out air freight's rogue lithium battery shippers

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DRogue shippers which continue to send misdeclared, counterfeit or wrongly packaged lithium batteries by air will be rooted out and reported to national authorities, IATA and its member airlines have pledged.

As the April 1 deadline approaches for a ban on carrying shipments of lithium ion batteries on passenger aircraft, IATA has urged governments to play a greater role in overseeing battery manufacture and penalising offenders.

“We are taking two actions,” said Glyn Hughes, IATA Cargo chief. “We are increasing our ability to ...