Monday, February 14, 2022

Skyports, ST Engineering and Sumitomo team up for shore-to-ship parcel delivery

 Skyports, Singapore Technologies Engineering (ST Engineering), a global technology, defence and engineering group, and Sumitomo Corporation, a leading global trading and business investment company, have formed a consortium to provide UA services for shore-to-ship parcel delivery in Singapore.



Each consortium member will leverage their respective operational and technological skills to expand the usage of autonomous UA for maritime necessities deliveries to vessels at anchorage.The consortium will engage major clients for marine UA deliveries over a nine-month pilot phase, with the goal of building a UA delivery network capable of carrying parcel payloads up to 10kg.

Sanjay Suresh, Head of BD & Operations APAC, Skyports, said, "As home to one of the busiest ports in the world, Singapore is the ideal setting in which to demonstrate to customers the potential for UA to transform maritime logistics by moving essential supplies in a more cost-effective and sustainable way. Together with ST Engineering and Sumitomo Corporation, Skyports is excited to play a key role with our expertise in BVLOS UA operations in the continued expansion of our collective capabilities in the maritime sector."

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