The traditional way of transporting goods across the planet is fast changing and that change is only for the better. The Germans have designed a wonderful new way of getting things across the country with the all new CargoCap. The system is an underground track on which carrier vessels are transported. It is akin to the underground metros of the world, but is exclusively meant for transportation of goods. The concept is both clean and effective.

This innovative concept is the outcome of the interdisciplinary collaboration in research and development at the Ruhr University of Bochum. Dietrich Stein supported by the current Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Transportation as such is effected on the basis of individual, intelligent vehicles - the Caps. The system is independent of aboveground traffic congestion and weather conditions.

Each Cap is designed for the transportation of two Euro-pallets, which represent the majority of the general inner-European cargo transportation, and can thus be directed through pipelines with a diameter of 1.6m. CargoCap is the fifth transportation alternative to the conventional systems of road, rail, air and water. It is a safe and economical way to carry goods quickly and on time in congested urban areas by underground transportation pipelines. With such new and innovative methods, commodities might just get cheaper and some perishables might just get fresher!
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