The Wilhelmsen group has launched its drone delivery service to ships.

The Singapore pilot project is being run with Airbus.

A variety of small, time-critical items have been flown out to working vessels at anchorage.

The drones have lifted off from Marina South Pier in Singapore with 3D printed items from Wilhelmsen’s onshore 3D printing micro-factory.

The Airbus Skyways drone navigated autonomously along pre-determined ‘aerial-corridors’ in its 1.5km