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Different modes of road transport, on a road in India

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipelines, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations.

Transport infrastructure consists of fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, as well as terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fuel docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for the interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance.

Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles may include wagons, automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, trucks, helicopters, watercraft, spacecraft, and aircraft. (Full article...)

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Headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia

The Boeing Company (/ˈboʊɪŋ/ BO-ing) is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2022 revenue and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. Boeing was founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. The present corporation is the result of the merger of Boeing with McDonnell Douglas on August 1, 1997.

As of 2023, the Boeing Company's corporate headquarters is located in the Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The company is organized into three primary divisions: Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA), Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), and Boeing Global Services (BGS). In 2021, Boeing recorded $62.3 billion in sales. Boeing is ranked 54th on the Fortune 500 list (2020), and ranked 121st on the Fortune Global 500 list (2020). (Full article...)

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Image 1German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 2Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 3A USAF Thunderbird pilot ejecting from his F-16 aircraft at an air show in 2003. (from Aviation)
Image 4Human-powered transport remains common in developing countries. (from Transport)
Image 5A train in Alaska transporting crude oil in March 2006 (from Rail transport)
Image 6Inauguration of the electric tram in Saint Petersburg in 1907. By the early 1900s, most street railways were electrified. (from Rail transport)
Image 7Milan Metro is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the eighth longest in Europe. (from Rail transport)
Image 8A Sr1-pulled lumber train crossing the drawbridge along the Savo railway in Kuopio, Finland (from Rail transport)
Image 9A local transit bus operated by Transperth in Perth, Australia
Image 10A bulk carrier, BW Fjord (from Transport)
Image 11Air traffic control towers at Amsterdam Airport. (from Aviation)
Image 12The Italian Autostrada dei Laghi ("Lakes Motorway" in the 1950s; now parts of the Autostrada A8 and the Autostrada A9), the first controlled-access highway ever built in the world (from Road transport)
Image 13Road transport (from Transport)
Image 14The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance.^[which?] (from Aviation)
Image 15Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although electrical switches have replaced the original mechanical lever frame. (from Rail transport)
Image 16Transport is a key component of growth and globalization, such as in Seattle, Washington, United States.
Image 17A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 18Elephant transporting a person and some cargo on a highway between Delhi and Jaipur, India (from Transport)
Image 19Eastlink - Wellington Rd Northbound Toll Gantry (from Road transport)
Image 20Incheon International Airport, South Korea
Image 21The Polish transport company Bedmet uses a special vehicle to transport two large silos. (from Road transport)
Image 22Bridges, such as Golden Gate Bridge, allow roads and railways to cross bodies of water. (from Transport)
Image 23Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
Image 24According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 25An Air France Airbus A318 landing at London Heathrow Airport
Image 26An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 27Traffic congestion persists in São Paulo, Brazil, despite the no-drive days based on license numbers.
Image 28Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 29Bronocice pot with the earliest known image of a wheeled vehicle in the world, found in Poland (from Transport)
Image 30First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. (from Aviation)
Image 31Thomas Telford, the "Colossus of the Roads" in early 19th century Britain. (from Road transport)
Image 32Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 33NASA's Helios researches solar powered flight. (from Aviation)
Image 34Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 35Goods station in Lucerne, Switzerland (from Rail transport)
Image 36A replica of Trevithick's steam engine at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, Wales (from Rail transport)
Image 37A dragging equipment unit with hot bearing detector (from Rail transport)
Image 38Trans-Alaska Pipeline for crude oil
Image 391940 Piper Cub. (from Aviation)
Image 40A22LS-Foxbat taxing after a student solo. (from Aviation)
Image 41A bullock team hauling wool in Australia (from Transport)
Image 42Highway D1 in Slovakia. (from Road transport)
Image 43LZ 129 Hindenburg at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, 1936. (from Aviation)
Image 44A prototype of a Ganz AC electric locomotive in Valtellina, Italy, 1901 (from Rail transport)
Image 45A replica of a "Little Eaton Tramway" wagon, 1795; the tracks are plateways. (from Rail transport)
Image 46San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 47A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 48The Cessna 172 is the most produced aircraft in history. (from Aviation)
Image 49The New York City Subway is the world's largest single-operator rapid transit system by number of stations. (from Rail transport)
Image 50Arizona - North America - Southwest - Interstate Highway System (4893585908) (from Road transport)

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1 August 2026 – Russo-Ukrainian war: Ukrainian forces sink a Rosatom-owned container ship in the Black Sea, forcing its 17-member crew to abandon it. Rosatom says it had been transporting civilian goods, including frozen food and construction materials. (BBC News)
28 July 2026 –: Taiwanese prosecutors detain an Nvidia employee in an investigation into alleged smuggling of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China through falsified transport documents. Authorities hold seven people over shipments of about 50 Supermicro servers that may violate U.S. export controls. (AFP via France 24)
22 July 2026 –: Seven people are killed after a truck collides with a medical transport van in Pernambuco, Brazil. (Xinhua)
13 July 2026 – Red Sea crisis: Danish shipping company Maersk announces that they will resume services through the Red Sea for its WAF6 service. (Reuters)
11 July 2026 –: At least 44 people are killed and more than one million are stranded as floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains affect southeastern Bangladesh, disrupting power, roads, and communications across several districts. (Reuters)