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NHTSA projects 7.7% increase in US traffic fatalities for 2015 year-on-year; significant increase in motorcyclist and non-occupant deaths

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A just-released National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2015 estimates that 35,200 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes—an increase of about 7.7% The fatality rate for 2015 increased to 1.12 as compared to the 32,675 fatalities reported in 2014. —NHTSA.

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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. The LNG-powered ships will also include a ballast water treatment system, making them the greenest ships of their size.

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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

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In May 2015, NHTSA announced that it was taking the unprecedented step of coordinating a four-year plan of “just-in-time” recalls to replace nearly 69 million defective Takata airbags by 2019. The analysis, conducted by Quality Control Systems Corp.

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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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TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico, another TOTE company, is notable for ordering the world's first LNG-powered Marlin class container ships, the Isla Bella and Perla del Caribe , launched in 2015 and both featuring single MAN B&W 8L70ME-GI engines.

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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. After moving from its existing headquarters, Toyota will continue to have approximately 2,300 employees in California and 8,200 employees in Kentucky.

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