In a first in Brazil, Wilson Sons has started testing drone deliveries and pickups to and from vessels in the Port of Salvador. The drones it is using are owned by Sao
Photo: Wilson Sons/Pedro Marques
In a first in Brazil, Wilson Sons has started testing drone deliveries and pickups to and from vessels in the Port of Salvador. The drones it is using are owned by Sao Paulo-based Speedbird Aero, which specializes in designing, manufacturing, and operating uncrewed aerial vehicles.
In 2002, Speedbird became the first company to gain authorization from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) to operate uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS — an operation in which there is no visual contact between the pilot and the aircraft and no auxiliary observer for long-distance flights).
Speedbird already has international operations in Singapore, which is a reference in port innovation in drone deliveries.
“The drone tests are a milestone of innovation in Brazil’s port sector, generating even safer, more efficient, and sustainable technological solutions,” says Flávia Carvalho, executive director of Wilson Sons’ Shipping Agency. “Our shipping agency, the oldest in operation in Brazil, along with other divisions at
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