On Thursday, 8 October, OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) held the first of its World Series virtual meetings online.

New and flexible fuel cell technology can reduce emissions from shipping by 40 to 100%. Partners from shipping, R&D and oil and gas are now constructing a pilot system that can use different types of fuel.

​Volvo Trucks has announced that it is running tests of electric versions of the heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks, which will be used for regional transport and urban construction operations in Europe. Sales will begin in 2021 and volume production will start in 2022.

ECMT (European Conference of Ministers of Transport ) permits allow you to transport most types of goods (or drive an empty vehicle) through ECMT member countries.

Logistics UK, the business group representing the logistics sector, has entered an exclusive partnership with customs expert AEB, to help members prepare for new trading conditions with the EU when the transition period ends on 31 December, 2020.

A recent UK survey has discovered that the majority of road users are not in favour of many of the Department for Transport’s proposed changes to the Highway Code which have been designed to improve road safety for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. Drivers believe that the changes will instead increase conflict and potentially reduce the safety of the vulnerable road users they are intended to protect.

Kathryn Cassidy, President and COO of mobility experience management company Altair Global, has received a Meritorious Service Award from Worldwide ERC®, the workforce mobility association.

The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, has announced the new rules for UK companies hiring workers from EU countries.

AMR International Relocation has announced the appointment of Steve Zhang as inbound move manager at its Shanghai HQ.

When Peruvian TV channel ‘ATV’ needed help to build a library for one of the country’s poorest communities, the team at Express Transports SA in Lima were happy to lend a hand.

American Roll On Roll Off Carrier Group (ARC) of Parsippany, New Jersey has lost the $20 billion contract to handle household moves for the US military over the next decade that was awarded in April 2020. The company may, however, still have the opportunity to bid again for the contract.

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has announced the launch of a Customs Brokerage Service to help hauliers cope with new customs requirements at the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January, 2021.

Spanish car manufacture SEAT has launched a pilot project to produce vehicle trim from Oryzite - a material made from rice husks - as an alternative to using traditional plastics.

UK-based Business Moves Group (BMG) has appointed Stuart Thorley as regional head of sales.

Business group Logistics UK is warning of the potential economic impact which a No Deal Brexit could have on the fortunes of UK PLC. In a letter to the Sunday Times published on 25 October, 2020 David Wells, the organisation’s CEO, highlighted that a No Deal exit from the EU could have a significant effect on the price of all imported goods and could drive inflation up as a result.

FIDI has made the decision to cancel its planned conference in Osaka in April 2021. The event had previously been planned for April 2020 but was postponed for 12 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JK Moving Services in Washington, DC has appointed furniture experts Mark Dineen and Alyson Nash to its commercial business division to expand and enhance the company’s furniture and workplace installation service.