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UAE Blamed for Port Sudan Drone Attacks

May 20, 2025

Sudan said the United Arab Emirates was responsible for an attack on Port Sudan this month, accusing the Gulf state for the first time of direct military intervention in a war between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.The UAE denied the allegations in a statement and said it condemned the attack.'It is deeply regrettable that the Port Sudan authorities continue to perpetrate violence against their own citizens…

Wilson Sons Starts Testing Aerial Drone Deliveries at Brazilian Port

Feb 07, 2025

Shipping and logistics firm Wilson Sons has started testing drones in the Port of Salvador to make vessel deliveries and pickups. The trials represent the first time the drones have been used to make deliveries in port facilities in Brazil.Speedbird Aero…

A Freight Forwarder Is Using Drones to Beat Backed Up Supply Chains

Jun 29, 2021

Leading German freight forwarder Hellmann will start using unmanned planes operated by Bulgaria's Dronamics from next year to speed up deliveries of vital goods in Europe and work around stretched supply chains, executives involved say.Global disruptions due to COVID…

Antwerp Port, Amazon Test Drones

Sep 08, 2019

The SAFIR consortium of partners – Amazon Prime Air, Aveillant, C-Astral, DronePort, Elia, Explicit, Helicus, Port of Antwerp, Proximus, SABCA, Skeyes, Tekever and Unifly – tested the first simultaneous drone flights today in Sint-Truiden DronePort…

CMA CGM to Support Notilo Plus Rollout

Jul 02, 2019

The CMA CGM Group will support the financial and industrial development of Notilo Plus, a Marseilles-based start-up specialized in autonomous underwater solutions, in order to help them launch their industrialization.Notilo Plus develops autonomous…

First Commercial Drone Ship Delivery

Mar 15, 2019

Launching this week in partnership with Airbus, Wilhelmsen’s shore-to-ship Singapore pilot project, marks the first deployment of drone technology in real-time port conditions, delivering a variety of small, time-critical items to working vessels at anchorage…

Drones for Inspection: The Next Step

Feb 12, 2019

RIMS BV has been a leader in the push for maritime inspection via drone, and the company recently announced it has received another two certifications from DNV GL and the Indian Class Register for the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (drones) during surveys of enclosed spaces…

MOL Conducts Test of Class Survey Using Drones

Dec 20, 2018

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced that it participated in a demonstration test of ship class survey using aerial drones to inspect an MOL-operated coal carrier in service, along with Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK), Hitachi Systems, and Mitsui Co…

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