FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The World Shipping Council (WSC) has called on governments to address a gap in international dangerous goods regulations that allows containers carrying thousands of lithium batteries to be transported without carriers being informed of the associated fire hazard. The WSC issued the call on September 10, 2026, as the use and transport of batteries continues to expand while cargo fires remain a persistent safety risk for container shipping. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global lithium-ion battery deployment in 2025 was six times higher than in 2020, while battery demand is expected to double by 2030. Meanwhile, Allianz statistics indicate that a container ship fire occurs approximately every 17 days. RelatedNews False distress alerts: 7 steps ship operators should take EU ETS overhaul: What the Commission’s proposal means for shipping var jnews_module_21381833_0_6aa3cadf52153 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21381833","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"1734,1168,829,19,2339,477,667","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disab