UK-based Skyports Drone Services is expanding its international operations into South Korea through a joint venture with local company Marine Drone Tech (MDT) and will initially work to launch specialized ship-to-shore UAV deliveries.

The South Korea joint venture will be known as Skyports Drone Services Korea and will act as a local delivery unit of the wider group, which also includes vertiport specialist Skyports Infrastructure. The company is already setting up operations in Busan and Yeosu, both of which are port cities toward the southern end of the Korean peninsula. Those locations reflect the early focus of Skyports Drone Services Korea on maritime deliveries to offshore ships.

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Skyports Drone Services made its first foray into that specialized shore-to-ship delivery market in 2022, when it successfully conducted proof of concept flights…

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Source: dronedj.com