Hyperloop cargo train pilot set for Hamburg port

High-speed cargo trains zooming cargo containers through a depressurized tube will be tested in Europe under a new partnership between Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA), a container terminal operator in the Port of Hamburg, according to a company announcement. The venture will develop a Hyperloop transport system linking seaports and inland container operations, moving containers at high speeds using magnetic levitation in a partial vacuum tube to avoid traffic congestion and reduce the environmental impact from transportation.
The pilot project will begin by constructing a transfer station at an HHLA container terminal in Hamburg and a loading dock linked by a 100-meter cargo route using a specialized cargo container.