Goldwind has held a ceremony to commence the construction of its 1600-ton wind turbine installation vessel in Nantong, Jiangsu Province, China. The installation vessel is suitable for transport, storage, and lifting of offshore wind turbine components.The main hook of the primary crane of the installation vessel bears 165 metres of hoisting height and 1600 tonnes of hoisting weight at maximum. The auxiliary hook of the primary crane bears 183 metres of hoisting height and 500 tonnes of hoisting weight at maximum. The crane itself can carry out operations in water up to 70 metres deep. The installation vessel is able to install wind turbines of over 20MW.