ABS has issued its approval in principle (AIP) to China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. for its design of a heavy-duty, methanol dual-fueled WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel).
The methanol dual-fueled WTIV is designed to transport and install the largest wind turbines in the world, those capable of producing 16 to 20 megawatts of electricity, and promises to reduce carbon emissions with its dual-fuel methanol propulsion system.
The design also features a 3,500-ton leg encircling crane...
https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/new-methanol-dual-fueled-wtiv-design-gains-abs-aip/