SHARE With Europe’s new legislation allowing ports to coordinate and manage drones in their airspace, the Belgian Port of Antwerp, Europe’s second-largest port, is creating a drone ecosystem for the future together with Unifly. In 2019, Port of Antwerp’s participation in the SAFIR (Safe and Flexible Integration of Initial U-space Services in a Real Environment) project successfully demonstrated the safety and economic viability of integrated drone traffic in seaports. The project also made clear what’s needed in terms of regulation and requirements at all levels to facilitate drone flights in and around the port safely and securely. In February 2021, the Port of Antwerp deployed, for the first time, an autonomous drone developed in collaboration with the company DroneMatrix.