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Singapore — maritime drones in depth
Snapshot: August 2026 · open sources (MPA, Skyports, Maritime Executive, company disclosures)
This is the pillar that is already live and generating value. In the world's busiest bunkering port, drones now do routine, revenue-relevant work — monitoring, ship-to-shore delivery and hazardous-area sample transport — under a mature regulatory framework built jointly by the Maritime & Port Authority and operators.
Sept 2025
Routine BVLOS monitoring live
3
Waterfront drone-in-a-box sites
5 kg
Payload delivered without deck landing
~90%
Potential logistics-cost reduction
Projects & operations
LiveMPA waterway surveillance
Status Skyports runs routine BVLOS monitoring for MPA using DJI Dock 2 "drone-in-a-box" at 3 waterfront sites, piloted from one centralised operations centre inside MPA. Loudspeaker-equipped drones alert enforcement to incidents in real time.
World-firstBunker-sample delivery
Status First-ever drone delivery to a bunker tanker (MT Diligence, 2025) with TFG Marine, CBS Ventures and MPA. Proved drones can safely operate around fuel tankers — replacing manned harbour boats for fuel-sample transport.
Shore-to-ship logistics
Status Daily BVLOS deliveries to anchored ships: spares, medical supplies, oil/water/lubricant samples. A2Z winch delivers up to 5 kg without landing on deck. Cash-to-Master (CTM) live since 2023 (trial with Pacific Carriers).
Infrastructure & partners
Status Maritime Drone Estate is the sandbox (launched with 11 players: Airbus, ST Engineering, Garuda Robotics, F-drones, Wilhelmsen, thyssenkrupp, Volocopter and others). Jurong Port MOU for ship-to-shore infrastructure. Partners: ST Engineering, Sumitomo, Wilhelmsen, Thome.
Why it matters for your project
This is proven, revenue-generating drone logistics in the world's busiest port — the clearest near-term localization case in ASEAN. Corridor-sourced drones and winch/payload systems can feed an operational model that already works, with MPA's framework as the regulatory template.
Indicative market snapshot compiled from open sources (industry trackers and vendor disclosures) as of August 2026, for informational purposes only. Figures are estimates and vary between sources; this is not investment advice. iBRIDGE operates in Advisory mode.
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