Cargo and logistics

The Dutch company, Drone Delta, held a trial last week during which a drone delivered a package to the vessel Duancis, reports steelguru.com. During this operation, Duancis was moving at normal speed along the waterway […]

Bell Textron reports successful completion of a flight using its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 as part a joint flight demonstration with NASA. Bell was selected to participate in NASA’s Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) […]

EHang Holdings Limited on 30 September launched the logistics version of its flagship product EHang 216 – the “EHang 216L”, for short-to-medium-haul air logistics in both urban and rural areas.  The EHang 216L features a […]

Following a successful FedEx Cessna 208 Caravan test flight with no pilot aboard in late June, FedEx CEO Fred Smith has announced that the company is working with Reliable Robotics to use small, fully automated, self-flying cargo […]

Ori Marom is Head of Autonomous Transport, Digital Business Solutions, at the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands Do you have a strategic vision of drone operations within the Port of Rotterdam? We do. We have […]

Sabrewing Aircraft Company has announced an exclusive representation agreement with Arabian Development & Marketing Co. (ADMC) headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The five-year renewable agreement includes exclusivity for Saudi Arabia, the GCC and the Pan-African […]

Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced this week a Letter of Intent (LOI), with Astral Aerial Solutions based in Kenya, reports a company press release. The parties will partner with the local regulator (Kenya Civil […]

German start-up Volocopter has partnered with logistics group DB Schenker to use its heavy-lift drones, in a project that will gather important practical experience before its air taxis enter service, reports finance.yahoo.com. Volocopter is one […]

Geely, China’s largest and bestselling private car-maker last year, now has its eyes on the sky rather than the road. The company’s creation, the X-Chimera 25, is a civilian electric heavy-lift drone that delivers packages and […]

Volansi an American drone company that offers a vertical take-off and landing drone delivery service for commercial and defence clients, announced today a USD50 million investment round, reports venturebeat.com. The company plans to use these […]