Viewpoint: A New Risk Landscape Emerges for Global Maritime Industry September 21, 2023 By Dorothea Ioannou Executive Summary: The International Group of P&I Clubs offers a unique lens into the intricate web of maritime risk that...
Update: Burning Car Carrier Off Dutch Coast Towed Away From Shipping Lanes July 31, 2023 A burning car carrier off the Dutch coast has been towed to a new location away from shipping lanes as...
Ship Carrying BMWs and Mercedes Ablaze Off Dutch Coast Could Burn for Days July 28, 2023 By Cagan Koc and Wilfried Eckl-Dorna A cargo ship carrying almost 3,800 cars and construction vehicles is likely to continue burning for days, according to the...
Update: Ship Carrying 3,000 Cars Ablaze off Dutch Coast, One Crewmember Dead July 26, 2023 By Charlotte Van Campenhout and Rishabh Jaiswal A fire blazed on a ship off the Dutch coast with nearly 3,000 vehicles on board on Wednesday, killing one...
California Plan Would Triple Sale of Electric Cars by 2026 April 18, 2022 By Kathleen Ronayne California wants electric vehicle sales to triple in the next four years to 35% of all new car purchases, an...
Renault’s Zoe Electric Model Gets Zero-Star Safety Rating From Europe Safety Agency December 8, 2021 By Nick Carey French carmaker Renault on Wednesday received a blow for its popular Zoe electric model, as the European New Car Assessment...
How Transportation Could Be Safer, Cleaner and Cost Efficient by 2050 July 13, 2021 A Cornell University-led research team has calculated that by the year 2050, vehicle electrification, driverless cars and ride sharing could...
Battery Fires Make Headlines as Electric Vehicle Sales Take Off October 20, 2020 By David Stringer First, Hyundai Motor Co. made headlines about its electric cars catching fire. Five days later, it was General Motors Co....
Climate-Friendly Battery Boom Presents Growing Fire Safety Challenge January 29, 2020 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak The explosion ruptured the dusk settling over the desert in Surprise, Arizona. For hours, smoke had poured from a metal...
U.S. Issues ‘Quiet’ Car Sound Rule with Extended Deadline February 27, 2018 By David Shepardson The U.S. Department of Transportation on Monday finalized rules that will require “quiet cars” like electric vehicles and hybrids to...