ABS says it will provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.
(Courtesy CDWE)
Artist's impression of the Green Jade.
Offshore staff
HOUSTON – ABS says it will provide classification services to the first floating heavy lift and installation vessel to be built in Taiwan.
Named Green Jade, the vessel has been commissioned by CDWE, a joint venture between Taiwanese company CSBC and Belgian offshore contractor DEME, and will be built at CSBC in Taiwan for delivery in 2022 for deployment in the region’s offshore wind market.
At 216.5 m (710 ft) in length and with a crew of up to 160 people, the Green Jade is expected to be equipped to handle the heaviest monopiles, jackets and turbines and feature a 4,000-metric ton (4,409-ton) capacity crane.
As well as DP-3 capability and dual fuel engines the vessel should feature a waste heat recovery system that converts heat from the exhaust gases and cooling water to electrical energy.
