Automated drone from Nokia

The port areas of Port of HaminaKotka will become UAS-restricted areas from 1 January 2024

In June, HHLA Sky won the highest Red Dot Award, the ‘Best of the Best’ category, for its automated first responder drone, X4, co-developed with Third Element Aviation and the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.

Drones are increasingly used in ports for inspection and security purposes. Nokia claims to be the first to offer a “CE-certified, turnkey drone-in-a-box solution that meets the requirements of the European Union and connects over public and private 4G/LTE and 5G networks”.

Spain’s port of Tarragona has acquired two surveillance drones for emergency management and environmental control

Three organisations have signed an MoU in Singapore aiming to “streamline current workflows and develop dedicated infrastructure to exploit the true value of maritime drone deliveries.”

Maersk North America plans to use inventory drones to scan barcodes on pallets at its warehouses.