On December 28th, CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, delivered the “Tiejian Fengdian 2000” jack-up self-propelled wind turbine installation vessel to CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau Group in Yantai. It will add another important equipment for the development of China’s offshore wind farms, and at the same time inject new vitality into the transformation of energy structure and the development of marine economy.
“Tiejian Fengdian 2000” is the most advanced fourth-generation jack-up self-propelled wind power installation vessel in China at present. The vessel is 136 meters in length, 53 meters in width, 10 meters in depth, with a speed of about 8 knots. Equipped with DP-2 power positioning system, the vessel is able to flexibly cope with the challenges of offshore wind power construction in water depths of up to 80 meters.
It is worth mentioning that the 2,000-ton leg encircling (LEC) crane equipped at the stern enables it to install various types of offshore wind turbines of 20 megawatts and above. The overall technical indicators are leading in China and advanced internationally, especially the performance of lifting capacity, lifting height and operating water depth, which has brought the technical level of China’s self-elevating wind power operation platform to a new height.
This vessel is the largest single equipment investment and construction project in the history of CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau. It is managed and operated by CRCC Harbor & Channel Engineering Bureau, with financing guarantee provided by ABC Financial Leasing, and assembled and constructed by CIMC Raffles. The localization rate exceeds 95%. After delivery, it will be used for construction services in large domestic offshore wind farms.