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).

It is very important that drivers of all kinds of vehicles pay attention to what they eat before setting off and during a long journey. Eating the wrong food can cause drowsiness, fatigue, anxiety or stomach upsets that affect concentration and can considerably increase the risk of having an accident.

The Young Movers Conference 2020 will be held in Dublin from May 28 to May 31. The organisers are promising an information-filled, exciting weekend for all potential attendees.

SIRVA, Inc., a leading global relocation and moving company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the relocation assets of Cartus global relocation company from Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY). The agreement does not include Cartus’s Affinity or Broker Services businesses.

A new networking group for the moving industry has emerged.

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.

Uber Freight – a subsidiary of the global brand behind the ride-hailing app – is to open a new global headquarters in Chicago, underlining its belief that the global freight and logistics industry is ‘ripe for change’.

A new global partnership, lead by the UK Met Office, is aiming to make one billion people safer from the increasingly devastating effects of dramatic weather events.

The US military household goods moving contract, managed by US Transport Command (US TRANSCOM) recognised as the largest contract of its kind in the world, is now up for grabs.

On 25 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.

Juca Serrado, who is well known on the conference circuit as Laura Ganon’s husband, has launched his second book Sob o Olhar do Guardião (Under the Eyes of the Guardian).

The digital freight forwarder iContainers has advised that IMO 2020, and early Chinese New Year and the ongoing uncertainties over Brexit and the US-China trade war, will combine this year to “throw a wrench” in the day-to-day management of the shipping peak season.

Nathalie Lagae, Global Services Consultant at Altair Global, has been accepted as a member of the Human Resources Committee for the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium.

AP Moller – Maersk has confirmed an increase in EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) of 17% during the second quarter of 2019 compared with the same period last year.