12OCT2018 - NEWS - BHP starts using drones into its ocean freight operations

International resources company BHP has started introducing drones into its ocean freight operations. Although the project is still in the trial phase, BHP’s Vice President of Marketing Freight, Rashpal Bhatti, sees the potential for drones to be a key part of a tablet-based technological package, incorporating artificial intelligence that provides captains a digital view of their ship. Like the drones being used across other parts of BHP’s operations, marine drones can be programmed to carry a range of specific tasks. In the ocean freight business, there are clear and immediate advantages from using drones in the inspection of holds and in the taking of draft readings.

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