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Air taxis ready for take off in Canada with public support, survey says

E&T

Image credit: Horizon Aircraft Horizon Aircraft is building a new hybrid eVTOL aircraft that may be used by business aviation travellers as early as 2026. Its Cavorite X5 (prototype pictured above) is an eVTOL built for longer-range regional passenger or cargo, as well as special missions.

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Federal Labour Minister launches review of resolved B.C. port strike

Canadian Manufacturing

Workers went on strike from July 1 to July 13, freezing the movement of billions of dollars worth of cargo at some of the country’s busiest ports. 4, when the union announced its members voted almost 75 per cent in favour of ratifying a new deal. But the unrest had been tumultuous.

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Nasa launches first mission to study a metal asteroid

E&T

The probe took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida inside the cargo bay of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. The spacecraft is expected to swoop past Mars for a gravity boost in 2026, before reaching 16 Psyche in 2029, where it will remain for the following three years. Its journey has been estimated to be 2.2

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CES 2024: Artificial Intelligence, Electrification, and Hydrogen Take Centerstage

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The Honda 0 series is set for launch in 2026, beginning with the North American market. The Platform Beyond Vehicle concepts – PV1 for urban optimized mobility; PV5, a people mover and mobile workshop; and PV7, a cargo delivery and multi van – are built on a common modular platform for global markets.

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View from Brussels: Shipping charts a new green course

E&T

Ships under 5,000 gross tonnage (GT) will not be included but a review in 2026 might change things. It becomes too expensive to carry on business-as-usual, so investments have to be made into new technologies like carbon-free cement, green cargo ships and next-gen wind turbines, plus many others. There are notable exemptions.

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Power to the people: hydrogen in transport

SMMT

As part of the UK Government’s zero emissions HGV and infrastructure demonstrator programme, HyHAUL will roll out 30 hydrogen fuel cell HGVs to haulage operators primarily operating along the M4 corridor by 2026, with further ambition to deploy 300 vehicles by 2030.

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Port strike will take two months for recovery, CN says, as wildfires dent earnings

Canadian Manufacturing

However, the company’s goal of ramping up profitable growth through 2026 and beyond remains on track, she insisted, even as the railway taps the brakes on its hiring plan amid economic shudders. Softer demand, especially for container cargo, will likely continue into 2024, she added.

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