Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) will soon be delivering its agency ship spares and other essential supplies via drone. It will potentially reduce delivery costs by 90% from $1,500 on average for delivery by launch, eventually to just $150 for delivery by drone.
“Whether it is deliveries of critical documents or vital medical supplies, tank inspections, or monitoring cargo and stockpile levels, we believe semi-autonomous drone flights can support and further enhance what our ships agency team can offer our customers”, Marius Johansen, VP Business Solutions & Marketing, WSS Ships Agency explained.
“Relied upon by owners, operators, vessels and crew to get spare parts, medicine, documents, or cash to master where it needs to be at moment’s notice, drone delivery is a natural extension of our existing agency service portfolio”, he added.
WSS plans to launch a large-scale working pilot project in one of the busiest ports. WSS agency team will be on the Wilhelmsen stand at Nor-Shipping 2017 to discuss the project in Oslo and Lillestrøm, Norway, at the end of May.
