ST Kinetics, Gibbs strike marketing parnership for amphibious truck Humdinga

Will enhance first responder solutions.

Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics) announced today that it has entered into a marketing partnership with Gibbs Amphibians Ltd (Gibbs). The partnership concerns the Humdinga, an amphibious truck, which ST Kinetics intends to use as part of its plan to enhance its offering of smart disaster relief.

The Gibbs Humdinga complements disaster relief and response vehicles from ST Kinetics, like its ExtremV all-terrain emergency response vehicle, to meet the needs for first responder operations, emergency rescue, medical evacuation, emergency personnel transportation and even essential supplies transportation. Specifically, Humdinga fills the gap in the area of mitigating devastating water-related humanitarian emergencies and in gaining access to areas unreachable by land transportation.

“ST Kinetics is pleased to partner with Gibbs to offer 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," said Patrick Choy, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, ST Kinetics.

“This new partnership signals a significant step for Gibbs, ST Kinetics and the future of transport. After over 15 years development and over US$200m invested, Gibbs has removed the land/water boundary for transport and created a whole new generation of Neil Jenkins Chairman, Gibbs Amphibians Ltd High Speed Amphibians. That boundary between land and water just isn’t there anymore. ST Kinetics has recognised this and they are poised to capitalise on the opportunity.”

Equally adept over land and water, the Humdinga is designed to make transitions from land to water modes within seconds, offering almost seamless travel between land and water. Swiftly configurable for cargo and passenger-carrying purposes, the Humdinga is ideal for disaster relief agencies and first responders to bring relief to difficult- to-access. Designed by Gibbs, the Humdinga integrates more than two decades of experience In amphibious vehicle development for transportation and recreational applications.featuring Gibbs’ proprietary High Speed Amphibian technology, the Humdinga incorporates innovations in vehicle suspension, water propulsion and wheel-retraction design. Equally capable of off-road driving and water travel, the Humdinga boasts highway-capable speeds on land and in excess of 50km/h on water.