Atlantis: Optimising port operations through ubiquitous ship-to-shore drone delivery services

无人机技术开始成熟，许多组织看到了最新无人机技术的潜力，以我们从未想过的方式将人和地方联系起来。在这场革命的核心，Skyports正与总部位于新加坡的Heron AirBridge合作，开发新的无人机服务，为停泊在英国各地及其他港口的船舶提供送货服务。该项目将创造世界上最先进的、完全商业化的船到岸无人机送货服务，改变港口和航运业务。Skyports和Heron AirBridge将利用他们的知识、专业知识和技术能力来增强船到岸无人机交付网络，并引入新的系统，使无人机能够在夜间飞行，在高度多变的天气条件下，与停泊在离港口更远的船只一起飞行，处理安全的有效载荷，并在被认为风险较高的船只上运行，例如运载石油、天然气或其他危险材料的船只。虽然大部分的开发、验证、测试和集成工作将在英国进行，但一旦得到验证，展示新技术实际应用的现场飞行将在新加坡港进行，新加坡港是世界上最繁忙的港口之一。这项新服务将在全球范围内提供给港口和航运公司，支持我们所有人都依赖的全球供应链，并将英国置于船到岸无人机送货服务提供的前沿，创造内向投资，并在一个令人兴奋的新市场中推动创造新的高技能、高科技的英国工作岗位。

Drone technology is starting to come of age, and many organisations see the potential for the very latest drone technologies to connect people and places in ways we never thought possible. At the centre of this revolution, Skyports is working with Heron AirBridge, a Singapore-based organisation to develop new drone services that undertake deliveries to ships at anchor in ports around the UK and beyond. The project will create the worlds most advanced, fully commercial ship-to-shore drone delivery service, transforming port and shipping operations.Skyports and Heron AirBridge will use their knowledge, expertise and technical capabilities to enhance the ship-to-shore drone delivery network and introduce new systems that enable drones to fly at night, in highly changeable weather conditions, with vessels that anchor further from the port, deal with secure payloads and operate on vessels that are considered higher risk, such as those carrying oil, gas or other hazardous materials.Whilst the majority of the development, proving, testing and integration work will be undertaken in the UK, once proven, live flights to demonstrate the new technology in action will be undertaken in the Port of Singapore, one of the world's busiest ports. The new service will then be offered to ports and shipping companies on a global scale, supporting the global supply chains on which we all depend and placing the UK at the forefront of ship-to-shore drone delivery service provision, creating inward investment and driving creation of new high-skill, high-tech UK-based jobs in an exciting new market.