MPI ADVENTURE near completion

2011-3-9

On the afternoon of Jan 28, COSCO Nantong Shipyard successfully completed the leg elevation test in dry-dock for MPI ADVENTURE, the first offshore wind turbine installation vessel.

As the second-generation wind turbine installation vessel, the six square-and-shell legs, with a hydraulic elevation system, allow for easy, fast and secure jacking operations.

The maximum holding capacity of each leg reaches 7,500T. The vessel is equipped with a state of the art 1,000 ton hydraulic heavy crane, for installation of 5MW ~7MW wind turbine parts.

The success of the leg elevation testing has not only been highly praised by the owner, but also marks the project approaching its end.

COSCO Shipyard Group Co. Ltd. press release