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Airfreight industry calls for new crackdown on rogue battery shippers

The airfreight industry has stepped up its campaign to crack down on illegal shipments of Lithium batteries. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) have renewed calls for governments to crack down on manufacturers of counterfeit batteries and of mis-labeled and non-compliant shipments and to enforce criminal sanctions on those responsible. With growing ... [+]

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