Shimizu Corp. launches jack-up vessel to enhance Japan’s wind power capacity

Oct 15, 2022

Tokyo (Japan), Oct 15 (ANI): Japanese firm, Shimizu Corporation introduced a Jack-Up Vessel named "Blue Wind". It builds big windmills that produce electricity. The total cost of ship building is 347 Million Dollars. To celebrate the completion of its manufacturing and pray for its safety, a Japanese ceremony named Shinto was organised by the firm. At the end of the ceremony, a holy sacrament was also distributed to all the people. This vessel is 500-metre wide, 142-metre long and has a capacity of 28,000 tons. It is capable of carrying both large and heavy cargo. It prepares a big crane to guarantee the building of a big windmill regardless of the climate or the marine conditions. Additionally, it sails by itself without the help of a towing boat. This Jack-Up Vessel has a huge challenge of building a big windmill at the coast of Toyama Prefecture in Japan by March 2023. Next year in December 2023 it will construct 14 biggest wind mills at Ishikawa bay Hokkaido. It has generating capacity of 112 megawatts. Shimizu Corporation investigated most convenient Jack-Up Vessel to build big windmill, cost performance, in short term, overcoming bad condition on the sea. All these efforts are being made in order to contribute towards environmental conservation, and this vessel is capable of working not only in Japan but all over Asia and the world.