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‘It’s a net zero cargo solution’: could Victoria become home to an airship renaissance?

The Guardian Manufacturing

French startup Flying Whales has a vision to begin manufacturing its airships – which instead of the hydrogen-filled Hindenburg, will rely on 180,000 cubic metres of helium – by 2025, with an eye to gaining regulatory certification to begin operating in skies by the end of 2027.

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Burgeoning Freight and Logistics Demands to Fuel Recovery of China’s Commercial Truck Industry

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The Chinese government has declared its intention of having more 40% of operating commercial trucks meet electric and China VI emission standards by 2025. Road transport is central to China’s freight and logistics services.

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Air Inuit launches first B737-800 freighter

Canadian Manufacturing

The aircraft arrived at Kuujjuaq Airport carrying essential freight for distribution in Nunavik communities. The B737-800 has been converted into a freighter with a main deck cargo door and will operate primarily between Montreal and Air Inuit’s cargo hubs in Kuujjuaq and La Grande. It has a capacity of 23,000 kilograms.

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Planzer and LOXO roll out urban pilot for autonomous vehicles in Switzerland

Robotics Business Review

A Volkswagen ID Buzz cargo van equipped with LOXO’s Digital Driver navigation software. The country’s new Automated Vehicles ( AV ) Act 1 is expected to take effect in early 2025. Planzer and LOXO said the new law will bring huge opportunities for freight mobility and last-mile parcel delivery.

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Make it British: Supporting Sovereign UK Supply Chain for Connected and Automated Mobility

i4.0 today

On 1 February 2023, the Government announced the winners of its deployments competition, where seven successful projects from around the UK form the most advanced set of commercial, self-driving passenger and freight operations anywhere in the world. cargo dolly. With a total funding of £28.5

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Catalina Aircraft to build new versions of famous WWII seaplane

E&T

It served as a far-flying maritime patrol plane, long-range torpedo and land attack bomber, mine layer, submarine hunter, search-and-rescue plane, special operations transport and cargo-hauler. The commercial variant of Catalina is said to be able to carry up to 34 passengers or 12,000lbs of cargo, with a 32,000lbs maximum take-off weight.

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Nature-inspired tech to move transport towards net-zero

E&T

million in 2025 and 31.1 Over the years, the team has worked with haulage companies, offshore operators, logistics specialists and port authorities to create software systems that help to plan and manage complex freight logistic networks. Deloitte forecasts their numbers will grow from 2.5 million in 2020 to 11.2 million by 2030.