Mixing an in-person event with the opportunity to join in online. Steve Jordan summarises an unusual but ultimately successful IAM.

An interview with Bill Lloyd from Asian Tigers Indonesia, by Steve Jordan.

Passwords! A particularly unloved part of 21st century life. But like them or loathe them, we all need them and must use them effectively to help us negotiate the digital world. Until, of course, something better comes along.

DNV, the independent assurance and risk management specialist, will acquire cyber security specialist Applied Risk to form the world’s largest industrial cyber security practice, for the maritime and other industrial sectors.

The challenge of finding somewhere to rapidly charge electric vehicles (EVs) during a long journey on England’s motorways could become a thing of the past thanks to a multi-million-pound investment from National Highways.

So it’s finally happened! For many a long year – sixteen I think - our gas boiler has performed impeccably, with hardly a complaining murmur. It’s supported us through thick and thin - mostly thick, if the truth was known - and kept us warm throughout the coldest of nights and supplied us with a perfectly acceptable supply of hot water.

Ron Smith, President of Champion International Moving in Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly on 27 September, 2021, aged just 67.

International removal and relocation specialist, Gerson Relocation, has announced the appointment of Sarah Jones as pricing and vendor manager.

In its single biggest launch since the introduction of its new truck generation back in 2016, Scania is introducing a new engine platform and up­dates that are set to consolidate its position as a leading manufacturer of premium heavy trucks.

Atlas World Group, Inc, the parent company of Atlas Van Lines, Inc, has named Kristine Kelly Director of Risk Management. Prior to joining Atlas, Kristine served as senior manager of risk and insurance for Equitable Holdings, Inc in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Chinese vehicle manufacturer Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has unveiled a range of zero-emission commercial vehicles, including a 44-tonne tractor unit, that it plans to bring to market over the next two years.

Attacks on the public involving commercial vehicles have had tragic consequences in recent years, including the Westminster and London Bridge attacks of 2017.

It’s been a while since I attended a moving conference at which I knew hardly anyone. But so it was as I arrived at the Ten Square Hotel in the centre of Belfast for the 2021 BAR Young Movers conference in October.

The US Defense Department’s ambitious effort to restructure the military’s household goods moving system faced another potential setback this week as a losing bidder lodged a new legal challenge to the multibillion dollar Global Household Goods contract (GHC).

TrailerLock has introduced a new universal key for its trailer and sea container door lock, which means that any driver can access any trailer using a common key. All operators need to do is secrete the key under the trailer or mail it in advance to their forwarding agent – or to be doubly sure, do both.

While attending the BAR Young Movers conference in Belfast, Steve Jordan spoke to some of the team that run the group to find out more about its aims, methods and what really makes it different from what’s been before.

UniGroup, the parent company of United Van Lines, Mayflower Transit and other transportation related companies, has announced that Marc Rogers, President and CEO, has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Mayflower Transit, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organisation, have announced a brand new partnership that will provide much-needed transportation assistance to food banks in the United States while also contributing more than 125,000 meals.

2021 is the 40th anniversary year for Britannia Movers International, and its Sales Director Gavin McCarthy acknowledged this milestone by completing an ambitious sporting challenge to raise money for charity.

In September IAM (International Association of Movers) joined dozens of industry stakeholders with a letter of support for H.R. 4996, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA).