HyperloopTT showcases ultra-fast automated freight capsule transport

For the past decade, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies has been pushing forward on a near-frictionless high-speed capsule system it ultimately hopes will revolutionize both passenger and freight transport. Its latest introduction, the Express Freig… Continue reading HyperloopTT showcases ultra-fast automated freight capsule transport

Mercedes tempts freight operators with eActros LongHaul electric truck

After two years in development, Mercedes-Benz Trucks has publicly unveiled a long-range version of its eActros freight truck in prototype form at IAA Transportation 2022 in Hanover, ahead of customer testing by Amazon and Rhenus next year.Continue Read… Continue reading Mercedes tempts freight operators with eActros LongHaul electric truck

Natilus freight drone’s blended wing design packs in 60% more cargo

As it stands, air freight is incredibly quick but also very expensive, while ocean freight is far slower but very cost-effective. Californian startup Natilus is out to bridge the gap with a new breed of unmanned aircraft that uses a unique blended wing… Continue reading Natilus freight drone’s blended wing design packs in 60% more cargo

Boeing to build the world’s largest twin-engine air freightliner

As part of a new 50-aircraft deal with Qatar Airways, Boeing has introduced its new 777-8 Freighter, the world’s largest, longest-range twin-engine freightliner, with the same payload capacity as the 747-400 Freighter.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft… Continue reading Boeing to build the world’s largest twin-engine air freightliner

Startup looks to reinvent freight by rail with autonomous electric haulers

A California startup co-founded by three former SpaceX engineers has emerged from stealth with a plan to build autonomous electric vehicles to haul freight by rail, and has raised a sizable pot of cash to move things forward.Continue ReadingCategory: T… Continue reading Startup looks to reinvent freight by rail with autonomous electric haulers

PayCargo raises $35M from Insight for its cloud-based platform targeting the freight industry

Shipping has long been one of the more antiquated, and least technological, segments in the world of commerce, with its physical aspects — rooted in massive cargo tankers, giant fleets of aircraft and trucks, and trains of linked-up containers — underscoring some of the more obvious analogue attributes of the business. That has also made […] Continue reading PayCargo raises $35M from Insight for its cloud-based platform targeting the freight industry

Our Trucks Won’t Need No Batteries! Electric Trucks Look to Overhead Wires for Power

As the world grapples with the spectre of the so-called “hockey stick” graph of climate change, there have been a variety of solutions proposed to the problem of carbon emissions from sectors such as transport which have become inseparable from the maintenance of 21st century life. Sometimes these are blue-sky …read more

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Automate the Freight: Shipping Containers Sorted by Robot Stevedores

Towering behemoths are prowling the docks of Auckland, New Zealand, in a neverending shuffle of shipping containers, stacking and unstacking them like so many out-sized LEGO bricks. And they’re doing it all without human guidance.
It’s hard to overstate the impact containerized cargo has had on the modern world. The

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