The Green Jade is a crane vessel built to support the offshore wind industry.
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]
Green Jade is named after Yu Shan, the tallest mountain in Taiwan. [3]
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 intallation of the Hai Long offshore wind farm. [6]
In 2024 multinational Wartsila entered into an operating agreement for the Green Jade with its owners. [7]
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