The Green Jade is a crane vessel built to support the offshore wind industry.

Design

Green Jade is 216.5m long. 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

Green Jade is named after Yu Shan, the tallest mountain in Taiwan.[3]

History

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cheng-hui, Chen. "Taiwan launches giant wind power installation ship". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ↑ Durakovic, Adnan. "Green Jade Launches in Taiwan, Delivery Pushed to 2023". offshorewind.biz. Offshore Wind. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. ↑ yi-ning, Tseng; Lo, James. "First Taiwan-built offshore wind installation vessel launched". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "First steel cut for Green Jade". offshore-mag.com. Offshore Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Back to overview Keel Laid for Green Jade". offshorewind.biz. Offshore Wind. Retrieved 4 April 2022.


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