Operators of Hamburg’s port last year took the lead among major European transport and logistics hubs working to integrate autonomous drones and robotic vehicles into their daily activities. Now thye are seeking to extend that through a new partnership with German UAV services company HHLA Sky – a move expected to further expand use of automated aerial, water, and land vehicles across the vast site.
The deal between the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and HHLA Sky was sealed this month, and aims to ratchet up the enormous facility’s pace of incorporating autonomous drones as part of its everyday operational environment. HPA has said the full integration of HHLA Sky’s navigation, traffic management, and digital logistics flow and monitoring services will accelerate its effort to transform the port – Europe’s largest in terms of volume – into an innovative and intelligent transport hub through the effective use of automated craft.
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