CINS – the Cargo Incident Network System – has today published its CINS Lithium-ion Cells Guidelines June 2025.
Published in conjunction with the International Group of P&I Clubs and the TT Club, the document has been produced by Members of the CINS Lithium-ion Cells Work Group. The Guidelines provide shipping companies, operators and carriers with safety standard guidance for the transportation of lithium-ion cells, classified under UN Nos. 3480 and 3481, in Cargo Transport Units (CTUs).
It focuses on the specific risks associated with shipping lithium-ion cells – which differ from lithium-ion batteries due to differences in structure and configuration.
As components of batteries, lithium-ion cells present a higher risk during transportation than new, non-waste lithium-ion batteries.
The next publication from CINS will be “Guidelines for Shipping Lithium-ion Batteries in Containers”, which is being prepared by the CINS Lithium-ion Batteries Work Group.
Both these publications will be presented and reviewed at the forthcoming CINS Mid-Year Meeting in London (2/3 July).
CINS Mid-Year Meeting in London (2/3 July)
Please register if you plan to attend
Thank you to those Members who’ve already registered for the CINS Meeting next week.
So, if you’re planning to come to the meeting, but haven’t yet registered, please do so as soon as possible – and by Friday morning at the latest
To register for the Meeting, click on this link: CINS MID-YEAR MEETING