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Ocean shippers playing catch up to EV fire risk

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The Freemantle pictured after catching fire. (Dutch coast guard)
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Reuters
July 28, 2023 09:09 AM

LOS ANGELES -- Electric vehicles are crisscrossing the globe to reach their eager buyers, but the battery technology involved in the zero-emission automobiles is exposing under-prepared maritime shippers to the risk of hard-to-control fires, industry, insurance and emergency response officials said.

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