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

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IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim welcomed the decision which he said reflected the Organization’s determination to ensure that international shipping remains the most environmentally sound mode of transport. Another alternative fuel is methanol which is being used on some short sea services.

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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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VW engineers believed the increased stress on the exhaust system from being driven in the “dyno mode” could be the cause of the hardware failures. With these alterations, it was believed the stress on the exhaust system would be reduced because the engine would not be operating for as long in “dyno mode.”

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Doosan delivers first dual-fuel, low-speed engine to NASSCO shipyard

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The new engine is capable of operation on LNG and/or bunker C oil and will power the first of two 3,100-teu container ships ordered by TOTE, the American marine transportation company. The two 3,100 TEU vessels will be powered primarily by LNG, and will operate between Florida and Puerto Rico.

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

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The Wes Amelie project was really a pioneering moment in the European container-feeder market and shows clearly that existing MAN engines can be converted to LNG operation with a tremendous effect on exhaust emissions and the environment. TOTE ro-ro conversion in the US. Earlier this year, TOTE Maritime Alaska, a daughter company of TOTE Inc.,

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NREL study identifies nationwide charging needs; 28M charging ports by 2030 for 33M EV fleet

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Image by NREL The study was created in collaboration with the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation (Joint Office) and the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Office. But what really makes the framework novel is the ability to create infrastructure estimates for specific locations using detailed transportation data.

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