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, 24% overall spike in roadway death rates is highest in 96 years; National Safety Council calls on President Biden to commit to zero deaths immediately
Vermont Business Magazine For the first time since 2007, preliminary data from the National Safety Council show that as many as 42,060 people are estimated to have died in motor vehicle crashes in 2020. That marks an 8 percent increase over 2019 in a year where people drove significantly less frequently because of the pandemic. Vermont saw a fatal crash increase of 32 percent, which is the largest increase in the nation. The preliminary estimated rate of death on US roads last year spiked 24 percent over the previous 12-month period, despite miles driven dropping 13 percent. The increase in the rate of death is the highest estimated year-over-year jump that NSC has calculated since 1924 – 96 years. It underscores the nation s persistent failure to prioritize safety on the roads, which b
Feb 25 2021 Ammonia-fuelled tanker Joint Development Project (JDP) partners announced the entry of two new partners – the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Yara International ASA (Yara). MISC Berhad (MISC), Lloyd’s Register (LR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN) announced at a recent webinar focused on Ammonia as a Shipping Fuel which was organized by the Getting to Zero Coalition’s Fuels & Technologies workstream. The JDP partners also went on to announce a name for the expanded coalition - The Castor Initiative. Leading fertilizer company - Yara will work alongside MISC, LR, SHI and MAN to develop ammonia propulsion ships to support the maritime industry’s drive to decarbonisation.
MPA joins industry in Ammonia Fuelled Tanker Joint Development Project
Ammonia-fuelled tanker Joint Development Project (JDP) partners – MISC Berhad (MISC), Lloyd’s Register (LR), Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and MAN Energy Solutions (MAN) announced the entry of two new partners – the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Yara International ASA (Yara) at a recent webinar focused on Ammonia as a Shipping Fuel which was organized by the Getting to Zero Coalition’s Fuels & Technologies workstream. The JDP partners also went on to announce a name for the expanded coalition – The Castor Initiative.
Leading fertilizer company – Yara will work alongside MISC, LR, SHI and MAN to develop ammonia propulsion ships to support the maritime industry’s drive to decarbonisation.
Ammonia-fueled tanker coalition gains new members; now called The Castor Initiative; first tanker by 2025
Little more than a year after a Joint Development Project (JDP) to develop an ammonia-fueled tanker design was launched by LR, MISC Berhad, MAN Energy Solutions and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), the partners have been joined by Yara International ASA, a giant Norwegian chemicals company and major ammonia producer, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The JDP is now named “The Castor Initiative”.
The naming is significant. Castor is the second-brightest star in the Gemini constellation, but actually consists of six stars which appear as one. In a webinar hosted by Randall Krantz, a Senior Project Adviser at the Getting to Zero Coalition, the partners revealed that they are on track to design, build, and commission the world’s first ammonia-fueled tanker by 2025.