• April 12-14, 2027
  • South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center, Houston TX

Track 1 - Drones in Port Operations · Room: Marina Ballroom · Master of Ceremony: Joel Aud

13/04/2027 · 2:00 pm

FUTURE PORT TO AIR INTERFACE: HEAVY COMMERCIAL DRONES

Heavy-duty commercial drones are specialized unmanned aerial vehicles designed to carry substantial payloads,
ranging from 10 pounds to over 500 pounds, making them essential for various industries such as logistics, construction, and
agriculture.

Future heavy-duty commercial drones may rival truck and rail in inter-modal connectivity from ports. The Griff 800 is capable of
carrying a max payload of 1,763 pounds. JD.com (China) is constructing a super-sized delivery drone capable of carrying a payload
of over 1 ton up to 186 miles.

Speaker: Scott Blough, Amazon