Alaska Marine Lines is the latest maritime shipping company to ban transporting EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles due to ‘increased safety concerns’.
The company said the decision was made due to the ‘increased complexity and fire risk associated with shipping large lithium-ion batteries’.
Japanese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and the Norwegian ferry company Havila Krystruten were among the first to introduce a ban on transporting EVs.
Now, Alaska Marine Lines (AML) has joined a growing number of shipping companies to follow suit.
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Several companies have introduced a ban on transporting EVs
Although statistics show that ICE vehicles are more likely to catch fire than EVs, fires caused by Li-ion batteries are known to be more difficult to put out and are therefore more dangerous.
Alaska Marine Lines’ move to ban…
