- F-drones announced that it completed the world’s first commercial drone delivery at night in Singapore.
- The drone helped deliver a critical part for Wilhelmsen to Berge Sarstein, anchored 5km from shore within 7 minutes.
- The drone system can carry 5kg over a distance of 50km. However, F-drones’ aspire to develop a larger scale drone capable of delivering 100kg to vessels up to 100km away.
Singaporean maritime drone company F-drones has completed, what it believes to be, the first commercial drone delivery at night, reports the Maritime Executive.
New milestone for drone operations
The company flew a package out to the bulker Berge Sarstein, owned by Berge Bulk, marking a new milestone for drone operations at the Port of Singapore. The delivery was undertaken by F-drone, which builds drone platforms to make deliveries to ships and offshore platforms.
The drone was tasked with delivering the world’s first 3D printed CE-Certified Lifting Tool from Finish company Wartsila. The drone’s 5-kilometer (~ 3-mile) flight path was able to be completed within seven minutes, making it much faster than sending out a smaller boat or helicopter.
Custom drones
F-drones has built its own custom drone capable of delivering 100 kilograms (~220 pounds) to destinations up to 100 kilometers (~ 62 miles) away.
The drone has been designed with modularity in mind to easily be adjusted to the distance and payloads requirements.
F-Drones
F-drones was founded in Singapore in March of 2019, with its first prototype hitting the skies in the following months. In December of 2019, the first test delivery was completed, which led the way for the company to receive its BVLOS permit back in April.
- Not too long ago, F-drones launched its first commercial drone, named HyperLaunch, with the ability to deliver up to 5 kilograms (~11 pounds) up to 50 kilometers (~31 miles) away.
- A few months later, F-drones released its HyperLaunch Heavy drone upping the payload capacity to 100 kilograms (~220 pounds) up to a distance of 100 kilometers (~ 62 miles).
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Source: Maritime Executive
