Green Jade
Green Jade is a crane vessel built to support the offshore wind industry.
Design
[edit]Green Jade is 216.5 metres (710 ft 4 in) long, 49 metres (160 ft 9 in) wide. Its main crane capacity is 4,000 tonnes (3,900 long tons; 4,400 short tons). Crew accommodations are for up to 160.[1] The main crane was made by Huisman Equipment.[2]
Naming
[edit]Green Jade is named after Yu Shan, the tallest mountain in Taiwan.[3]
History
[edit]Green Jade was built at CSBC Corporation, Taiwan's Kaohsiung yard.[1] First steel was cut in September 2020[4] and the keel was laid in March 2021.[5]
Green Jade's launching in April 2022 was attended by Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang. At the time of its launching it was the second largest vessel of its kind in the world.[1] Green Jade is owned by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering Co.[1]
Green Jade was involved in the installation of the Hai Long offshore wind farm.[6]
In 2024 multinational Wärtsilä entered into an operating agreement for the Green Jade with its owners.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Cheng-hui, Chen. "Taiwan launches giant wind power installation ship". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ Durakovic, Adnan. "Green Jade Launches in Taiwan, Delivery Pushed to 2023". offshorewind.biz. Offshore Wind. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ yi-ning, Tseng; Lo, James. "First Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel launched". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "First steel cut for Green Jade". offshore-mag.com. Offshore Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "Back to overview Keel Laid for Green Jade". offshorewind.biz. Offshore Wind. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ Buljan, Adrijana. "TWD, Seatools Outfit Green Jade for Hai Long Piling Work". offshorewind.biz. Offshore Wind Magazine. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement for Installation Vessel Green Jade". oedigital.com. Offshore Engineer. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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