The Movers Oman has recently become a member of FIDI (Fédération Internationale des Déménageurs Internationaux ) and successfully achieved the FIDI PLUS accreditation.

Aakanksha Bhargava, CEO for PM Relocations in India, explains how her company committed to spreading joy, one smile at a time.

IMA (International Mobility Alliance) will hold its next annual gathering at the JW Marriott in Hanoi, Vietnam from 19-22 March 2024.

Universal Relocations in Bangkok has been helping out where help is needed in the region.

Freeline Movers, established in Pakistan for 35 years and a member of IAM, FIDI and OMNI, has opened a new fully-functioning branch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

It appears that SIRVA BGRS Worldwide has been the victim of a major data breach, resulting from a ransom attack. That data has now been published on the Internet.

Maersk A/S and CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonization, in full compliance with all laws and regulations.

A P Moller - Maersk (Maersk) and Equinor have signed an agreement securing supply of green methanol for Maersk’s landmark, new methanol-enabled feeder vessel during its initial months of operation from September 2023 and into the first half of 2024.

The global EY organisation has recently announced the launch of EY.ai, a unifying platform that brings together human capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI) to help clients transform their businesses through confident and responsible adoption of AI.

Overseas Packers & Shippers in Brisbane, run by Paul and Penni McCluskey, is the latest company to join the OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) network. The company was officially accepted as a Probationer at the OMNI conference in Da Nang.

International Shipping & Storage (INSA) in Ecuador has announced that, following many years of working with different administrations of the Ecuadorian Customs Agency (SENAE), the agency has issued a new import regulation, SENAE-SENAE-2023-0043-RE to be applied to household goods, personal effects, vehicles, and working equipment with immediate effect for returning citizens and foreigners entering Ecuador. The new regulations apply to all imports shipped after 27 July, 2023.

At the end of June, OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held another of its World Series online events for its OMNI members.

Synergy Global Housing (Synergy), an international serviced accommodation provider headquartered in San Ramon, California, has recently announced the first eight furnished apartment operators to receive the certification for ‘Accommodation Excellence’ from global ratings company Bureau Veritas.

In an industry first, global freight forwarder Dimerco has partnered with Cathay Cargo to conduct a successful pilot of a new Air-Sea service transporting shipments from Singapore to Dongguan, China via Hong Kong, shaving up to a day off the established Air-Truck schedule.

Currencies Direct, a money transfer company, has been working hard recently to cement its position in the moving sector.

Volvo Trucks has now started sales of heavy battery electric trucks in Malaysia.

Abu Dhabi Airports has announced the forthcoming opening of its state-of-the-art new terminal at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Following the recent end-of-life announcement for Microsoft SharePoint 2013, any transportation or logistics business still actively using the platform could be placing the security of sensitive information and documents at risk, according to Business Intelligence and Productivity solutions provider Circyl.

The OMNI 2024 conference will take place in Dublin, Ireland from 17-21May, 2024. This will follow the FIDI conference in Edinburgh, UK, from 12-15 May, 2024.

In early August, Georgia Angell from Trellis Vine Consulting in Florida, Maarten van Zutphen from Cani Consulting in the Netherlands and Mark Oakeshott from Mark Oakeshott Consulting based in Chicago, launched The Movers Consulting Group, with a mission to bring high-quality, industry-specific consulting to everyone in the industry, at an affordable price.