Tag Archives: dangerous goods

How to Ship Dangerous Goods

| April 11, 2024

Shipping dangerous goods requires meticulous planning and adherence to regulations to ensure the safety of people, property, and the environment. This concise guide provides essential insights for businesses, logistics professionals, and individuals involved in transporting hazardous materials. Ultimately, the shipper is responsible for identifying, classifying, declaring, packaging, and labelling the dangerous goods.   What are Dangerous […]

Qantas refuses lithium metal batteries on passenger aircraft

| September 30, 2014

Qantas Freight announced this week that it will no longer accept lithium metal batteries for carriage on passenger aircraft. In a statement head of global sales Nick McGlynn said effective immediately Qantas Freight and appointed handling agents will no longer accept UN3090 Packing Instruction 968-1A, 1B and Section 2 lithium metal batteries for carriage on any […]