The Green Jade is a crane vessel built to support the offshore wind industry.
Design edit
Green Jade is 216.5m long, 49m wide. Its main crane capacity is 4,000 tonnes. Crew accommodations are for up to 160.[1] The main crane is 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]
References edit
- ^ a b c d 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.
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