Drone logistics company ADLC has raised €2.08 million in seed funding to accelerate its growth and expand its services in the maritime and offshore industry, with Port of Antwerp-Bruges among its investors.
The investment round was led by Galactic Beacon Ventures (GBV) and LRM, with NXT II also joining.
The funding will be used to support the development of ADLC’s business to leverage drone technologies to offer last-mile delivery in maritime and offshore environments, as it looks to offer drone logistics services in key ports and offshore energy sites worldwide.
The company has already been offering drone delivery services at the Port of Antwerp for a number of years, where it is collaborating with testing and certification firm SGS and serving clients like BASF.
“Since 2018, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has been working on an ambitious roadmap to enable drone flights across the vast port area, in support of multiple use cases,” said Erwin Verstraelen, Vice President Innovation at Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
“This has resulted in a vibrant ecosystem with over 1,500 authorised drone flights in 2024, the majority being Beyond visual line of sight flights (BVLOS), an indication of maturity.”
“ADLC has opened a new chapter with a first use case for cargo, a vast area of opportunities. Given the strategic nature of this evolution for the port ecosystem at large, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has committed itself to support the further development via a strategic investment.”
