Cargo Airships Are Happening

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voidUpdate ◴[15 Oct 24 13:00 UTC] No.41848119[source]▶

> "But for air freight service, end-to-end delivery takes a week or more, involving multiple parties: in addition to the air carrier and freight forwarder, at both the origin and destination, there is a trucking company, a warehouse, a customs broker, and an airport. Each touchpoint adds cost, delay, and the risk of theft or breakage."

How does an airship solve any of those problems? Its still got to go through customs and such, and still go through local truck delivery

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Thorrez ◴[15 Oct 24 13:21 UTC] No.41848306[source]▶

>>41848119 #

I'm not sure about how they solve customs, but the picture shows an airship dropping cargo directly off at a warehouse (avoiding trucks).

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1. hazmazlaz ◴[15 Oct 24 14:50 UTC] No.41849211[source]▶

>>41848306 #

I guarantee that's not going to be a viable option. No nation, especially China or the USA, is going to allow an aircraft free access to land unknown cargo at a random warehouse without going through customs. It's going to have to land at some kind of airfield just like a cargo plane would.

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2. UncleOxidant ◴[15 Oct 24 15:13 UTC] No.41849475[source]▶

>>41849211 (TP) #

Next article: Transparent Airships Are Happening

3. nickff ◴[15 Oct 24 17:34 UTC] No.41850940[source]▶

>>41849211 (TP) #

I am not sure what US law on the matter is, but many countries have what are known as "bonded warehouses", which store uncleared goods within the destination country. Are you a customs expert? If so, please comment on whether the US has an equivalent.

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4. emmelaich ◴[15 Oct 24 17:52 UTC] No.41851131[source]▶

>>41850940 #

There's also 'free trade' areas within China that allow transfer without import and export tax and other innovations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Free-Trade_Zone

5. dash2 ◴[15 Oct 24 17:59 UTC] No.41851207[source]▶

>>41849211 (TP) #

I mean, the US just lets Chinese spy balloons wander aimlessly through its airspace :-P

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6. anticensor ◴[15 Oct 24 20:33 UTC] No.41852808[source]▶

>>41850940 #

Not a customs expert, but a short research suggests bonded warehouses do indeed exist in the United States: https://openjurist.org/title-19/us-code/section-1311/bonded-...

7. yellowapple ◴[17 Oct 24 03:24 UTC] No.41866144[source]▶

>>41851207 #

Gotta give those F-22s target practice to keep their bloodlust sated. Otherwise they start snacking on commercial traffic and that can get real awkward real fast.

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