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Northern transportation could be on the verge of a revolution, and BBE is positioning itself at the forefront. In October 2007, Stuart Russell, vice-president of business development for BBE, spoke at the fourth annual Airships to the Arctic symposium in Winnipeg, Manitoba. “The North is difficult and expensive to access. These airships could provide a new avenue for shipping goods,” says Russell. “They are environmentally friendly and their operating costs are much lower than airplanes and even trucks.” Russell explained to delegates from around the world the logistics required to transport goods to the North. As the largest logistics and supply company in the North, BBE is always looking at improving ways of transporting goods and materials for its clients, whether they are ocean bound on the Arctic Ocean or landlocked in the middle of the tundra. The symposium is organized by ISO Polar, a not-for-profit research institute co-founded by University of Manitoba professor Barry Prentice. The institute, through the symposium, hopes to encourage the development of airship technology for sustainable transportation and logistics applications in the North. “Thanks to Barry and ISO Polar, Canada is leading the way to what could easily revolutionize how transportation is conducted in the North,” Russell says. CBC Television produced a documentary from the symposium. Click here to view it: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/rm-hi/north-selleck-airship071217.rm
An example of what airships could look like. |
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