MAERSK port operator APM Terminals (APMT) is deploying drones at two of its inland services
facilities in Chile to improve safety and efficiency, reports American
Shipper.
"Since the arrival of the
drones, visibility of terminal operations has improved considerably and hot
spots, such as traffic flow, container stack efficiency and unsafe behaviour,
can be identified instantly," said Containers Operators director Hector
Espinoza.
One drone is being used at the
company's Santiago facility and two others are being used at its larger
facility in San Antonio to perform dangerous tasks such as rooftop and
crane inspection.
In Chile, APMT runs Containers
Operators SA, Bridge Intermodal Transport and Contopsa Inland Terminals as
well as several inland facilities covering 415,000 square metres and
provide a full range of container and cargo repair, intermodal transport,
maintenance, storage and packing services.
"The drones are guided by
geofencing - a route map for flying," APMT said. "The pilot has a
live-stream view, so he can make phone calls to the necessary people or even
fly in and use the speakers to inform a truck driver that they need to get back
into their truck."
Said Mr Espinoza: "Safety
supervisors are exposed to the highest risks. I knew the mining industry was
having success with drones for safety, so we started testing it."
Work began in 2016, and since then,
drones have been periodically used to film site operations, monitor traffic
flows and container stack efficiency, and to observe unsafe behaviour, APMT
said.
Source : HKSG.
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