Top Ten Corporate News Announcements of 2021

As the year draws to a close, we'd like to share the most popular company announcements released by prominent shipping companies over the course of 2021. The leader by far was Southco's announcement of a new counterbalance support hinge, which enables ergonomic lifting and position control by using stored energy to balance the weight distribution of a lid or panel. Other highlights included a new fuel cell factory; a significant change to the SIRE program; a 5G IoT project at Felixstowe; and a cybersecurity webinar.

1. New Southco Counterbalance Support Hinge Reduces Overall Solution Cost

2. TECO 2030 Selects Site in Narvik for Fuel Cell Gigafactory

3 .Cummins Announces New Advanced Remote Monitoring Solution

4. Sea Ranger Service Appoints Christel Pullens as Managing Director

5. OCIMF Replacing SIRE Tanker Inspection Programme with New Regime

6. Nor-Shipping Launches Ocean Now

7. Fischer Panda UK Powers Mayflower Ship for Unmanned Atlantic Crossing

8. Rolls-Royce Supplies Gas Engines for World’s First Hybrid LNG Tugboat

9. Port of Felixstowe Launches Pioneering 5G IoT Project

10. The Maritime Executive Magazine Joins SSA Webinar on Cybersecurity