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Insurers highlight lithium battery risks

Insurers TT Club and UK P&I Club have teamed up with scientific consultants, Brookes Bell in a white paper on the safety threat created by lithium-ion batteries. It outlines the numerous challenges facing the transport industry and raises awareness of the potentially catastrophic situation that can be caused by battery failure. It aims to correct the widely held perception in the maritime community that the risks of such products are ... [+]