Green Jade

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

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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]

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References

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