Hawaiian Shipper Halts EVs Over Fears They’ll Burst Into Flames
By Admin
August 6, 2025
6:57 pm
by Daily Caller News Foundation
A major Hawaiian shipping company halted electric vehicle (EV) deliveries over concerns that their batteries may catch fire on board, according to multiple reports.
The company, Matson, reportedly wrote to its customers that it would stop EV deliveries just weeks after a shipping carrier transporting EVs erupted into flames and sank, according to multiple reports. Lithium-ion batteries frequently used in EVs are known to be highly flammable and have been linked to disastrous maritime fires in the past.
“Due to increasing concern for the safety of transporting vehicles powered by large lithium-ion batteries, Matson is suspending acceptance of used or new electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles for transport aboard its vessels. Effective immediately, we have ceased accepting new bookings for these shipments to/from all trades,” the letter reads, according to The Maritime Executive.
Matson is Hawaii’s most prominent shipping company, according to multiple reports. The company reportedly wrote that it plans to resume EV deliveries once “appropriate safety solutions that meet our requirements can be implemented.”
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