Air cargo conglomerate Challenge Group also holds IATA CEIV Pharma and IATA CEIV Live accreditations.
According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), around 1.3 million shipments of lithium batteries are transported by air annually. The organisation also estimates that about 5% of air cargo shipments include lithium batteries, in addition to other electronics and mail parcels.
“At Challenge Group, we are very concerned with detecting mis-declared or undeclared lithium battery shipments and therefore make certain that our people are trained in what to look out for,” said chief executive officer Yossi Shoukroun. “We are proud that our efforts have been officially recognised and that we may now carry the IATA CEIV Lithium Battery seal of approval as a visible demonstration to customers that their DGR shipments are in the best of hands, including the ones under UN3090 and UN3480.”
Safety in the workplace is ensured through a dedicated lithium battery expert team that is drilled on risk prevention and crisis management. Lithium battery shipments have their own separate handling areas, both in the warehouse Dangerous Goods section as well as in the second-line warehouse dedicated to e-commerce. “E-commerce receives particular attention,” said David Canavan, Challenge Group chief operating officer, “since around 70% of e-commerce being flown across the globe contains lithium batteries. That is another reason why more and more air cargo stakeholders should be striving for risk awareness and safe handling. An IATA CEIV Lithium Battery audit is the best way to adopt and ensure company-wide compliance with the required safety standards.”
Challenge Group is an international air cargo conglomerate offering end-to-end logistics solutions from airfreight, handling, and ground logistics to maintenance and aviation services.
