Hyperloop ‘would overhaul Gulf transport market’

A Hyperloop transport system in the Gulf could revolutionise logistics in the region, a major industrialisation conference was told.

The super-fast transit system would bring benefits such as cutting finished goods inventories by 25%, shorter lead times, reduced freight spend and slashed CO2 emissions, Nick Earle, senior vice president of global operations at Hyperloop One, told the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit in Abu Dhabi.

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Hyperloop ‘would overhaul Gulf transport market’

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