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Car batteries could become a good business for liner companies

Normally, reefer containers are filled with food, but in the future they will also be holding flammable car batteries, says Hapag-Lloyd and DB Schenker.
The recent fire on the car carrier Fremantle Highway could lead to stricter safety regulations for the transportation of electric car batteries, DB Schenker boss expects. | Photo: Peter Dejong/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
The recent fire on the car carrier Fremantle Highway could lead to stricter safety regulations for the transportation of electric car batteries, DB Schenker boss expects. | Photo: Peter Dejong/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

Batteries could make an important contribution to transport companies’ earnings from reefer containers, as more electric cars hit the roads, expect two of Germany’s largest shipping-affiliated companies: container line Hapag-Lloyd and logistics major DB Schenker.

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