Self Storage Expo Asia 2020 takes place on May 13-15 in Singapore.

Toyota has revealed plans to build a prototype ‘city’ of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan.

North Virginia-based Paxton International has been given a gift of appreciation by the NOVA Relief Center for its long-term support of the Syrian Refugee Blanket and Coat Drive. The gift was accepted by Mary K Paxton on behalf of the company.

A maritime innovation project to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a vessel has been awarded €10m funding from the European Union (EU).

AGS Singapore recently signed a partnership agreement to be one of the main sponsors for the Singaporean soccer club, Olympique Gaulois Singapore, for the 2019-2020 season.

Liverpool-based John Mason International is helping to save animals injured by the devastating fires in Australia by collecting and shipping donated knitted items needed to protect wounds caused by the fires.

AGS Morocco was selected by the Foundation for Development of the Contemporary African Culture (FDCCA) to transport artworks as part of a travelling exhibition of contemporary art across the African continent.

The moving industry is a seasonal business. During the height of the season the pressures on members of staff can become almost unbearable. For managers and owners too the stress of trying to keep a business successful in a rapidly changing environment can become debilitating.

The Alan F Wohlstetter Scholarship Fund (AFWSF) was launched in 2002 to provide scholarships of $5,000 each to assist qualifying students from different countries, cultures, companies, and backgrounds, to make a career in the moving industry. Since its formation the fund has awarded more than 80 scholarships.

Intermovers Malaysia, headed by Julien Wilkinson, has recently moved a classic American 1951 Nash Rambler that was appearing on show for Malaysia Day 2019 in September.

Relocation Services Global Colombia SAS has joined OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) effective from 1 January, 2020. The company will be OMNI member number 344.

Pickfords Business Solutions led a consortium of companies last year to move NATO headquarters in Brussels to a new 254,000 square metre building just across the road.

Having attended the IAM (International Association of Movers) standard data exchange meeting in Chicago in October, and voiced his opinion on the practical way forward, Max Kreynin from Voxme Software Inc in Toronto, Canada expands on his view of the potential of embracing this potential communication revolution.

BGRS has recently extended its Discard and Donate programme, that provides relocating employees and their families with the opportunity to discard or donate items prior to their household goods move, to China and Hong Kong.

AGS Guadeloupe was recently selected by the Caribbean Centre for Expression and Remembrance of Trafficking and Slavery (Memorial ACTe) to transport numerous artworks for display at an exhibition in Pointe-à-Pitre.

Following the successful Global Moving and Mobility Standards Summit meeting at IAM (International Association of Movers) in October, OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has now confirmed that it will be joining forces with IAM and FIDI, under the name of the Moving Mobility Standards Alliance (MMSA), to support an initiative to develop standards for reliable data exchange so that more accurate shipment information can be exchanged between origin and destination partners and other stakeholders within the chain.

Sterling Lexicon, a leading provider of global relocation services, has upgraded its popular household goods small shipment service with the introduction of Sterling Xpress.

On 25th September the Santa Fe group announced that it had sold subsidiary Santa Fe Group Limited, which holds the group's relocation activities, to Santa Fe Intressenter AB, a company controlled by Lazarus Equity Partners with support from Proventus Capital Partners.

DNV GL, the data management company, has recently opened a new base in Singapore for its Veracity industrial data platform that aims to stimulate closer collaboration in the maritime sector through the sharing of data.

FIDI Global Alliance (FIDI) and the Latin American and Caribbean International Movers Association (LACMA) have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the use of the FIDI Professional Cooperation Guidelines (PCGs).