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On August 16, drone flights were held in the western port area of ​​the port of Rotterdam for AMU-LED, the European demonstration project on the integration of drones in (urban) airspace. The demonstration is part of the preparations for preparing the airspace for autonomous flights.

Drones in the Port of Rotterdam

Drones – unmanned flying systems – are increasingly being used in the port of Rotterdam by companies in the port area. There are therefore many application options: deployment in incidents, water pollution and fire fighting, surveillance and inspections, in the supervision of port operations and security, damage control, inspections of installations at terminals.

But also in the construction and maintenance of infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, and in the emission of emissions. The Port Authority is also increasingly using drones. Among other things, to support the supervision by patrol vessels and inspectors and in the fight against incidents. It does so in close collaboration with the Rijnmond Safety Region.

But the Port Authority is confident that drones will have a major impact on logistics chains and smart mobility in the near future. New European regulations pave the way for the development of new applications in the field of unmanned freight and passenger transport.

Rapid deliveries of crucial production parts to ships at sea and the safe transport of people, for example to ships and drilling platforms, but also for business transport in the port, will then be possible. To this end, the airspace will be prepared in stages for autonomous flights in the coming years. Safe integration of drones in our airspace requires a lot of coordination and testing. That is why the Port of Rotterdam Authority is participating in AMU-LED.

AMU LED

AMU-LED is a large-scale demonstration project under the EU's Horizon 2020 program for research and innovation. AMU-LED will demonstrate the safe integration of manned and unmanned aircraft with the ultimate goal of realizing increasingly sustainable, smart cities. This is done by conducting flight demonstrations with different scenarios, use cases and applications in urban environments. Port of Rotterdam

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