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General Dynamics NASSCO launches first LNG-powered containership

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Upon delivery in late-2015, the Jones Act-qualified ships will operate between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. With a specialized ECO design, the tankers are more energy efficient and incorporate environmental protection features, including a Ballast Water Treatment System.

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IMO sets 2020 date for ships to comply with low sulfur fuel oil requirement; 5000 ppm

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This has been recognized in the development by IMO of the International Code for Ships using Gases and other Low Flashpoint Fuels (the IGF Code), which was adopted in 2015. The new global cap will not change the limits in SO x Emission Control Areas (ECAS) established by IMO, which since 1 January 2015 has been 0.10% m/m.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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According to the indictment, the individuals occupied the following positions within the company: Heinz-Jakob Neusser: from July 2013 until September 2015, Neusser worked for VW as head of Development for VW Brand and was also on the management board for VW Brand. The other defendants are believed to presently reside in Germany.

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MAN Diesel & Turbo to convert 3 more coastal container ships to LNG

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The contract covers the design, development and testing of a first-of-its-kind dual-fuel kit, which will serve as foundation for the largest LNG conversion in North America. Earlier this year, TOTE Maritime Alaska, a daughter company of TOTE Inc.,

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Toyota to establish new North American headquarters in Texas; consolidating from California, Kentucky and New York

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This includes 750 new jobs being added at TMMK for production of the Lexus ES, which begins in 2015. Operating units in Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Calty Design Research facilities. Toyota will also continue to maintain offices in the New York City area and Washington, DC. Toyota InfoTechnology Center. AirFlite Inc.

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Northwestern-led team finds slightly imperfect graphene can serve as a highly selective proton separation membrane

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In an open access paper published in the journal Nature Communications , the researchers reported that a slightly imperfect graphene membrane’s speed and selectivity are much better than that of conventional proton separation membranes, offering engineers a new and simpler mechanism for fuel cell design. —Achtyl et al. Sacci, Ivan V.