On 27 September, Dutch Drone Delta held a new trial during which a drone delivered a package to the inland vessel Duancis, Port of Rotterdam reported.
For the records, this was the second of a series of trial flights with delivery drones in the port of Rotterdam.
During the operation, Duancis was moving at normal speed along the waterway near Brienenoord Island.
What is more, the trials flights are intended to determine whether drone deliveries can increase efficiency in the port of Rotterdam, as well as simplify circulation in the port area for its users.
The flight was directly monitored by human observers, but in the near future it will take place beyond the pilot’s physical line of sight.
Some inland vessels only call on the port for a short time. The crew may not always have time to put a car ashore to collect specific items. In this event, e.g. ordering parts online and having them delivered by drone could save a lot of time.
…the port concluded.
