Taking Drone Technology To Sea

Maersk has demonstrated how drones could be used to deliver supplies from the shore to moving ships. The test, in late January, involved flying a cookie box from a barge off Denmark's Zealand island to a tanker at sea and could have implications for the supply chain.

Mar 22, 2016

Maersk has demonstrated how drones could be used to deliver supplies from the shore to moving ships. The test, in late January, involved flying a cookie box from a barge off Denmark's Zealand island to a tanker at sea and could have implications for the supply chain. 

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