Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory Ltd. has announced the success of a demonstration test using a made-in-Japan flying drone to inspect the hold of an MOL-operated coal carrier in May, says in article published on their website.
Why drones are used?Coal iron vessels have spacious holds to load massive amounts of cargo and some holds height reach 20m from bottom of holds. It is difficult for crews to access upper parts of the holds for inspections, but the use of...
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