Bin Sulayem named new president of Hyperloop One; India will have the first system of 1,200 km / h

Hyperloop One announced on Saturday that Sultan bin Sulayem, chairman of the DP World group, was elected president following the resignation of Sir Richard Branson last month.

The only company to have developed a large-scale hyperloop system also named Jay Walder, one of the world's leading information technology and public transport leaders, to the post of new director general.

Walder will also join the board of directors of the company, announced today the Dubai Media Bureau in a series of tweets. [19659003] He will replace Rob Lloyd, who has held the position of CEO for more than three years.

The selection of a new management team will allow Hyperloop One to move from technology to the startup of the transit company beginning with the first hyperloop system operating from Pune to Mumbai in India, the statement added.

. @HyperloopOne the only company to have developed a large-scale hyperloop system, announced that Sultan bin Sulayem, chairman of the group and CEO of DP World, had been elected president. pic.twitter.com/SwLc1mddz

– Dubai Press Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 10, 2018

Jay Walder, one of the world's leading officials of mbad transportation and of technology, has been appointed as the new CEO. Walder will also join the board of directors of the company. pic.twitter.com/KsriptQ1OS

– Dubai Press Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 10, 2018

The choice of a new management team will allow @HyperloopOne Pbading technology to transit companies, starting with the implementation of the world's first hyper-looper system linking Pune to Mumbai, India pic.twitter.com/rRHYDrwY9a

– Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 10, 2018

On the appointment of Walder, Sulayem said: "As we enter unknown territory by implementing a completely new type of mbad transit system, we needed a leader who knew all about public transport, a more ideal candidate than Jay Walder

Sultan Bin Sulayem: "As we enter unknown territory by implementing a type of mbad transit system full Newly, we needed a leader Gold, we would not have found more ideal candidate than Jay Walder pic.twitter.com/EaPmAWHz9V

– Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) November 10, 2018

Earlier this year, Richard Branson stepped down as President of Virgin Hyperloop One, claiming that the company is considering building a supersonic transport system in the Arab Emirates united and in other countries, needs a more active executive, said the company in October.

"At this stage of the evolution of society, I feel it needs a more experienced president, able to focus on the business and on those opportunities," said Branson quoted in communicated.

"It will be difficult for me to honor this commitment because I already spend a lot of time on my philanthropic projects and the many activities of the Virgin Group."

In April 2018, DP World and Virgin Hyperloop One had signed a memorandum of agreement with a priority on the transfer of containers from ships moored at Jebel. Ali Port via h a yperloop tube to a new container depot inland in Dubai.

DP World Cargospeed systems, driven at nearly 1,200 km / h, powered by Virgin Hyperloop One technology, will carry high priority and urgent goods, including fresh products, medical supplies and electronic devices. , and more. The company is also looking to develop a project between Dubai and Abu Dhabi that will reduce travel distances between the two emirates in less than 15 minutes.

The company is focusing on a major project underway in India, where the government recently declared the Pune-Mumbai hyperloop as a public infrastructure project with the international DP World consortium and Virgin Hyperloop One as the promoter of the initial project.

If the government finally grants him a concession for the project, the company plans to start construction on the 11 km test loop in 2019. Once completed, the hyper loop can reduce the time to travel between Mumbai and Pune from about 4 hours to 25 minutes.

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