This market briefing will be beneficial to those involved in or have relevance to shipping EVs or operate in or around the car carrier of ferry fleet, and will be a timely reminder of some basic precautions that should be taken.

Description

As Electric Vehicles represent a higher proportion of the new cars driven off showroom forecourts they will inevitably represent a higher proportion of the vehicles shipped worldwide. Increasing numbers of shipped EVs combined with the electrification of other types of vehicle, either entirely or partially through hybrid models, will find ship operators carrying an increasing number of lithium ion batteries on their vessels.

Lithium Ion batteries may not be any more likely to catch fire but those fires that do arise are far more difficult to deal with when compared to any other Vehicle Fire. At present, no real viable solution to fighting a Lithium Ion vehicle fire on a ship is available. Despite this, it appears that ship owners are unaware of the type of vehicle they are transporting and Cargo insurance makes no allowance for the different types of vehicles shipped.

This event will be beneficial to those involved in or have relevance to shipping EVs or operate in or around the car carrier of ferry fleet, and will be a timely reminder of some basic precautions that should be taken.

Speakers

• David Handley Of Counsel and Master Mariner Watson Farley & Williams LLP
• Welcome to all from Tom Hughes, Senior Market Services Executive, IUA
• Chaired by ICIC Representative: James Wilkes, Managing Director, Gray Page Limited