As the market for lithium-ion powered batteries has grown in recent years, shippers and carriers have struggled to find and establish safe, compliant and cost-effective approaches to packaging and ...

The vigilance by airlines about keeping the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 off planes may seem excessive. Maybe it shouldn't: Lithium-ion batteries have been implicated in two fatal plane crashes since 2010 ...

Analyst Insight: The shipping and handling of lithium batteries has become a highly challenging and regulated endeavor. Given the fire risk associated with this hazardous material, heavy restrictions ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation maintains that stricter rules for carrying small lithium-ion batteries on passenger jets and air freighters are needed to improve air safety, despite opposition ...

WASHINGTON (WABC) -- The Postal Service is limiting shipping of hoverboards that contain lithium batteries. The post office is making the move out of an abundance of caution, and is being consistent ...

Military households about to embark on a permanent change-of-station (PCS) move can only pack certain lithium batteries in their move shipments starting May 15, 2023. Only certain sizes of lithium ...

Federal transportation regulators and the country's main pilot union are all warning against shipping large quantities of lithium ion batteries as cargo. The National Transportation Safety Board on ...

An improperly labeled fiberboard box containing 33 lithium battery-powered electronic devices has landed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in hot water with the US Federal Aviation ...

WASHINGTON -- The risk of fire is prompting federal officials to back a proposed ban on rechargeable lithium battery shipments as cargo on passenger airlines. "We believe the risk is immediate and ...