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EEDI is More Than Possible: It is here According to Anne, ?EEDI is aimed at producing ships which are ahead of industry standards, with optimized fuel consump-tion and the highest standards of quality and safety to meet the demanding criteria for bulk carriers engaged in worldwide service today. The CROWN63 series demonstrates to the ship- ping industry, and to the world, that the shipping and shipbuild- ing industries can bring to the market an exemplary generation of new ships which are safeguarding the future of our planet.? The vessel?s deadweight of 63,200 tons on summer draft - the maximum possible achievable deadweight compatible with the requirements of the CSR rules, within the length and draft - was obtained thanks to re ned steel structure calcula- tions. Anne says that BV has invested heavily in leading the IACS project to harmonize the Common Structural Rules and invested internally to update its VeriSTAR Hull and MARS structural analysis tools to be ahead of the new implementa- tion. ?That gives us both the understanding we need to guide yards in how the rules will work, and the tools to verify quick- ly and clearly that proposed new designs will meet the rules. It is crucial that yards don?t get carried away with ef ciency and forget safety and rule compliance. We have to make the vessels are ef cient, but  rst we have to make sure they will be safe and future proof for the harmonized rules,? he emphasized. Earlier this year Bureau Veritas issued its Þ rst attestation of compliance with EEDI to the ul-tramax geared bulk carrier JS Amazon; the lead ship in a new generation of CROWN63 vessels developed by ChinaÕs SinopaciÞ c Shipbuilding Group with the bulk carrier expert Setaf-Saget. www.maritimeprofessional.com I Maritime Professional I 15MP #3 1-17.indd 15MP #3 1-17.indd 158/14/2012 5:04:39 PM8/14/2012 5:04:39 PM