ST Kinetics, Gibbs sign agreement for Humdinga truck production in Asia

Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) has signed a licensing agreement with Gibbs Amphibians to expand offering of Humdinga Truck for disaster relief and first responders.

Under the 12-year agreement, Gibbs and ST Kinetics will manufacture and sell Gibbs Humdinga high-speed amphibious trucks in South East Asia.

Designed for disaster relief and first-responder emergency operations, the vehicles are equipped with a turbocharged diesel engine to travel at speeds in excess of 30mph on water and highway speeds on land.

ST Kinetics will use Humdinga amphibious truck as part of its plan to enhance its offering of smart disaster relief and first responder solutions.

Ideal for difficult-to-reach disaster areas, the Gibbs Humdinga vehicle complements disaster relief and response vehicles from ST Kinetics while meeting the needs for first responder operations, emergency rescue, medical evacuation, emergency personnel transportation and even essential supplies transportation.

Additionally, the Humdinga bridges the capability gap in the area of mitigating devastating water-related humanitarian emergencies and in gaining access to areas unreachable by land transportation.

ST Kinetics executive vice president and chief marketing officer Patrick Choy said ST Kinetics has partnered with Gibbs to provide the Humdinga’s smart capabilities for disaster relief and first responder operations.

"With the Humdinga, we have expanded our stable of unique and versatile solutions for disaster relief and first responder emergency vehicles." Choy added.

The Humdinga can be equally adept over land and water and enables transitions from land to water modes within seconds while offering almost seamless travel between land and water.