As the Crown Worldwide Group, one of the world’s largest privately-owned logistics companies, turns 60, it is refocussing its emphasis for growth on services and divisions that are inherently local, as a changing geopolitical environment seeks to slow globalisation further.

Bill Lloyd, Managing Director of Asian Tigers Indonesia, has advised that the company’s e-mail server appears to have been compromised triggering automatic security measures to mitigate any risks.

A recent story in Loadstar, talking about IATA’s (International Air Transport Association) OneRecord communication system on which IAM’s (International Association of Movers) approach to future communications in the moving sector are based, will require everyone to be ‘on board’ for it to work.

According to a report in The Loadstar, the Houthis in Yemen have confirmed that they will stop attacking vessels in the Red Sea, other than those owned by Israeli companies or sailing under the Israeli flag.

DNV, the classification society and recognised advisor for the maritime industry, has launched a new family of class notations, Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS), providing a framework for how autoremote vessels can achieve equivalent or higher safety compared to conventional vessels.

Atlas Canada has announce that it has acquired Orbit Brokers, a family-owned provider of customs brokerage services founded in 1988.

Albin Porquez, is to take on a new position as the CEO of AGS on 1st January 2025.

Boonma in Thailand has come to the aid of the victims of flooding in Chiang Rai, the most northern city in Thailand.

Santa Fe in Hong Kong has announced that it has become a member of OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) with effect from 1 January, 2025.

The Bliss Corporation in Italy has joined the OMNI network.

According to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight intelligence platform, Donald Trump’s victory in the US Presidential Election is ‘a step in the wrong direction’ for international trade as importers fear another spike in ocean container shipping freight rates.

The Conroy Group in Australia and New Zealand has announced the official integration of Whybirds Removals & Storage in Brisbane and Darwin into the company’s services.

A P Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology Co Ltd.

In October, the Cartus Corporation announced the winners of its Masters Cup - the highest honour among the awards presented during its Global Supplier Network Conference.

AltoVita has announced its success at the 2024 Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs), securing the prestigious Corporate Housing Provider of the Year title across three regions: APAC, Americas, and EMEA.

A report by Crown Relocations has found that cultural differences are becoming harder to navigate and pose one of the biggest overall challenges to those embarking on international relocations.

NETMOVE in Brazil has received the ‘1st Greenlight 2024 Award’ from Siemens. The ‘Green Light Trail’ is part of Siemens' strategy to promote digitalisation and decarbonisation of the supply chain.

Altair Global hosted its eighth invitation-only awards ceremony at National Harbor, Maryland, USA, during WERC’s Global Workforce Symposium in October.

United Relocations (Thailand) Co, Ltd recently helped the people of Thailand who had their lives disrupted by unprecedented flooding.