Fire on Massive Car Transport Ship, Felicity Ace, Is Likely Extinguished February 25, 2022 By L.S. Howard The fire on the cargo ship Felicity Ace, which had burned for more than a week, is likely extinguished and...
Fire on Car Transport Ship Felicity Ace Continues After One Week February 23, 2022 By Craig Trudell and Joao Lima The operator of Felicity Ace, the ship transporting thousands of Porsches, Lamborghinis and other Volkswagen AG vehicles, said Tuesday it...
Porsches and Lamborghinis Lost at Sea in Cargo-Ship Fire Could Cost $155 Million February 22, 2022 The cargo ship that caught fire last week carrying about 4,000 Volkswagen AG vehicles could cost the automaker at least...
Update: Ship Carrying Porsches, Audis and Bentleys Catches Fire Near Azores February 19, 2022 By Madison Muller The Felicity Ace, a massive cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, caught fire near the Azores islands in...
Blast at Chinese Battery Recycler Draws Attention to Industry’s Supply Chain Risks January 8, 2021 By Annie Lee China’s biggest battery manufacturer has urged a focus on safety issues after an explosion at a recycling affiliate, which has...
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...
Hoverboard Catches Fire at Houston-Area Mall December 30, 2015 Smoke briefly filled part of a large Houston-area shopping mall after a hoverboard caught fire. Police in the northeast Houston...
Airlines Banning Bulk Shipments of Lithium Rechargeable Batteries May 19, 2015 By David Fickling Replacing smartphone batteries just got harder. Fearing cargo fires like one that caused a United Parcel Service Inc. freighter to...
Airbus’ Presentation Warned Airlines of Lithium Battery Risks a Year Ago January 29, 2013 By Deepa Seetharaman and Tim Hepher Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787...
Safety Board Looking at Whistleblower Claims in 787 Battery Case January 24, 2013 By Andrea Shalal-Esa The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is looking at issues raised by more than one whistleblower as it investigates battery...