Ocean Network Express (ONE) has informed customers of revised PSA Group classifications introduced by PSA Singapore for specific UN Numbers.
The changes, which have a firm focus on battery and battery-related dangerous goods (DG), may affect the handling, segregation and applicable requirements for affected DG cargo transhipping via the port.
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According to ONE’s advisory, the move follows a rise in fire-related incidents and operational exceptions involving battery cargo at the terminal.
PSA will now require mandatory monitoring services for selected battery DG shipments, particularly where prolonged dwell time at the port may pose a heightened safety risk, a direct response to the operational risk posed by lithium and battery-related cargo sitting in the yard for extended periods.
Under the revised classifications, affected battery DG shipments have been reclassified from PSA Group 3 to PSA Group 2, a shift that typically carries stricter segregation and handling requirements at the terminal.
The revised PSA Group classifications and related DG surcharges for containers transhipping through Singapore took immediate effect, giving terminal operators, freight forwarders and shipping lines little lead time to adjust booking and stowage plans for affected cargo.
For terminal operators handling battery cargo through Singapore, which is one of the world’s busiest transhipment hubs, the reclassification signals tighter operational scrutiny on a cargo category that has drawn growing safety attention across the industry, as fire incidents involving lithium batteries and related dangerous goods continue to raise concerns at ports worldwide.