Kangaroo Self Storage has acquired the Carlisle site of Box Clever Cumbria Limited. Box Clever Cumbria Limited’s Embleton, Cockermouth site is not part of the sale and will continue to trade as Box Clever Storage.

Volvo Trucks is now introducing a new radar system to detect other road users entering the blind spot on both sides of the truck.

According to Xeneta, the ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and market intelligence platform, May saw the highest ever monthly increase in long-term contracted ocean freight rates, as the cost of locking in container shipments soared by 30.1%.

Asian Tigers China (mainland) has announced the appointment of Simon Shrubsole to the position of general manager for Asian Tigers Beijing, effective from 30 May, 2022.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has delivered its second online sustainability workshop which, as this is an issue that affects the whole industry, was also open to and attended by FIDI affiliates and staff.

UK Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced over £200 million of government funding for an extensive zero-emission road freight demonstrator programme. The announcement was made at the Logistics UK’s Future Logistics Conference on 12 May, 2022.

JK Moving Services has promoted David Cox to become president. David will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations for the company. Chuck Kuhn will remain CEO of the company he founded 40 years ago.

Volvo says it is about to introduce fossil-free steel in the construction of its trucks, claiming to be the first in the world to do so. The steel is produced by Swedish steel company SSAB using a completely new technology based on hydrogen.

DKV Mobility customers in Norway, Denmark and Sweden can now pay their tolls easily and conveniently via the DKV BOX Scandic.

FIDI has announced the publishing of the approved FAIM 2022 Standard that will be subject to third-party audits from January 2023. The new Standard replaces the current FAIM 3.2 Standard.

Allen Lu from AMR in Shanghai has advised that, after two months of almost complete lockdown, the key port of Shanghai in China is beginning to open up again.

On 13 May, volunteers from Grace Group took part in a tree planting day at Kinglake West in the Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, with its charity partner Greenfleet; a not-for-profit environmental organisation with a mission to protect the climate by restoring Australia’s forests.

In independent tests performed by two German magazines, Trucker and Transport, the Volvo FH with I-Save was the fuel economy winner for the combination of diesel and AdBlue consumption.

Business group Logistics UK has announced the appointment of Kate Jennings as its new policy director, effective from the end of June.

Protega Global Ltd, the British company that launched the revolutionary eco-friendly Hexcel Wrap to the market in March, is investing £1.3million to bring its manufacturing and distribution operations under one roof.

Aires has been named Relocation Management Company of the Year by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) at the Americas Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs).

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed civil service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate if staff managing the backlog of driver testing cannot be recruited, according to Logistics UK.

Atlas Canada, a subsidiary of Atlas World Group Inc, has announced that it has signed a 25-year renewal agreement with​AMJ Campbell effective May 1, 2022.

UK moving company LOVESPACE has recently introduced a new approach to self storage by providing drive-up storage lockers in London car parks.

Suddath has announced it will formally rejoin the Harmony Relocation Network on 1 June, 2022.