The International Transport Forum, an intergovernmental organisation with 64 member countries, has recently published a report that looks at the feasibility of decarbonising heavy-duty trucks through the adoption of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (hydrogen), and Electric Road System Vehicles (ERSV).

An independent research report, commissioned by the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) and produced by specialist consultancy Delta Energy & Environment (Delta-EE), has shown huge potential benefits for the UK, and for the warehousing and logistics sector, of installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on the nation’s warehouse rooftops.

The BAR Young Movers will be holding its 2022 conference, entitled 'Moving into the Future', from 13 -15 October at the University Arms Hotel in Cambridge. The event’s main sponsor is insurance broker, Basil Fry & Company.

St Neots-based Harrison & Rowley celebrated its 100th anniversary on 16 July with a hog roast and fun day for staff, former employees and their families.

European supply chains are set for further disruption as transport unions step up industrial action in response to soaring inflation.

A five-man team from Logistics UK has completed a 130-mile overnight cross-country bike ride, raising £2,600.00 for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe has launched OCEAN (Online Container Enquiry Analytics Notifications), a new online platform to provide fast and accurate real-time information for customers.

FIDI and the International Association of Movers (IAM), as representatives of the international moving and relocation industry, have written to the European Commission to demand an immediate start to the review of the European Union’s Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) for the container shipping industry.

On 28 July, 2022 the European Commission launched an open public consultation on a new initiative that will make it easier to measure the environmental performance of different transport options.

Niemi Services in Finland has introduced the world’s first fully electric moving vehicle, with solar panels on the roof, to its fleet. The electric truck represents a concrete step in the electrification of Niemi’s fleet and contributes to the company’s goal of a net-zero emission fleet by 2030.

Alchemy Global Talent Solutions has won the Outstanding International Recruitment Firm of the Year award at the INT-X Awards 2022, presented at the Global Expansion Conference in the Four Seasons Hotel in Park Lane on 26 May, 2022.

On 14 June, 2022, acting on advice from insolvency practitioners PKF GM, the directors of Pluscrates Ltd proposed a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in satisfaction of its debts to creditors.

London Medway, part of the Peel Ports Group, has reported a substantial increase in trade on its unaccompanied freight service between the UK and France in recent weeks amid ongoing Dover delays.

New EU rules to introduce a range of mandatory advanced driver assistance systems to cars came into force on 12 July, 2022.

Workplace change and relocation specialist Business Moves Group (BMG) has been named a supplier to NHS Shared Business Services’ (NHS SBS) Hard Facilities Management 2 (Hard FM) framework agreement.

A new intermodal service in partnership with Forth Ports and P&O Ferries, connecting Tilbury2 with the newly-refurbished Trafford Park Euroterminal in Manchester, has been launched by Maritime Transport Ltd.

Following a Freedom of Information Request in June revealing that 101,198 vehicles were stolen in England and Wales in 2021, Kent-based Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has highlighted the soaring cost to insurers, now at almost £1.5 billion a year and rising.

EUROMOVERS member GEUER International has announced a change of management effective from 1 July, 2022.

The 2022 everywoman in Transport and Logistics Awards took place in London on 30 June. Deputy Editor David Jordan went along to join in the celebrations.

The UK’s largest property lender, Halifax, is lowering the deposit required on new-build houses from 1 July. The minimum deposit needed to secure a mortgage on a new-build house falls from 10% to 5%.