Green Jade, with Wartsila engines and thrusters on board, is installing structures for an offshore windfarm offshore Taiwan (source: Wartsila)
A joint venture operating an offshore windfarm construction vessel in Taiwan has ordered an asset performance package involving propulsion monitoring and insight
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering Co (CDWE), a venture involving CSBC Corp and DEME Offshore, has invested in long-term maintenance cover, including predictive technologies, from Wärtsilä for its 216-m Green Jade.
This marine installation vessel is designed and built in Taiwan for diverse projects including remote offshore windfarm construction and maintenance.
It has Wärtsilä thrusters and engines and DP3 dynamic positioning, and following the latest contract award, Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight predictive maintenance service, including remote operational support and condition monitoring for this heavy-lift vessel’s propulsion.
Expert Insight uses artificial intelligence (AI) and rule-based advanced diagnostics to continuously monitor operating data, providing information on asset availability and reliability. This enables managers to conduct maintenance to prevent issues becoming failures.
This is all part of the Wärtsilä lifecycle agreement to maximise the vessel’s uptime and mitigate the risk of delays to installation work by ensuring regular maintenance, timely repairs and access to technical support.
“High utilisation of our Green Jade is of utmost importance to our business which is why we selected Wärtsilä thrusters and engines,” said CDWE chief executive Marco Kanaar.
“By formalising our partnership with Wärtsilä through this maintenance agreement, we are enhancing the operational efficiency and asset availability of our vessel.”
The agreement includes scheduled maintenance, including all major overhauls of the ship’s Wärtsilä engines and thrusters, along with original spare parts.
Wärtsilä said this decreases the frequency of overhauls, reducing the cost and minimising the environmental impact of the maintenance.
“From the very first discussions it was clear that availability, maintenance flexibility and reliability were essential for this project with CDWE during project execution,” said Wärtsilä Marine director for agreements and sales Henrik Wilhelms.
“This vessel holds a special flag administration and classification society exemption, permitting 7.5-year drydocking intervals. This is enabled with data, AI and close collaboration between us and the ship operator.”
