The keel for CDWE’s heavy lift and installation vessel Green Jade has been laid at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
(Courtesy DEME)
Artist’s impression of the Green Jade.
Offshore staff
ZWIJNDRECHT, Belgium – The keel for CDWE’s heavy lift and installation vessel Green Jade has been laid at CSBC’s shipyard in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
CDWE is a joint venture between CSBC and DEME Offshore.
The Green Jade is the first floating, DP-3 heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.
With a 4,000-metric ton crane capacity, the vessel is expected to be able to transport next generation, multi-megawatt turbines, jackets, and components in a single shipment.
Set to enter service in 2022, the Green Jade will be deployed for both the Hai Long and Zhong Neng offshore wind farms.
Hedwig Vanlishout, CEO of CDWE, said: “The birth of Green Jade shouldered multiple missions. It revolutionized and brought Taiwan’s shipbuilding technology and marine engineering to a new era, while facilitating the government’s localization policy, allowing industrial technology and capability to take root in Taiwan.”
