The MOBILITAS Group has acquired a 6,170m2 site in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. This is the first time the company has owned facilities in Uganda under the AGS brand since it started operating in the country in 1995

UK-based L-Charge has agreed on a long-term collaboration with Ziptron Gas to enhance the EV charging infrastructure network in India. The two companies have already agreed their first shipment of boosters under the new deal.

DNV, a classification society and recognised advisor for the maritime industry, has recently unveiled its latest 'Maritime Forecast to 2050' report with a new focus on how to overcome fuel availability.

Memorist, the division of the MOBILITAS Group dedicated to preserving and promoting the world’s cultural, historical and artistic heritage, has acquired a majority stake in Vectracom, a French leader in the digitisation of audio-visual heritage.

Long-term ocean freight rates climbed yet again in August, edging up 4.1% month-on-month to stand 121.2% higher than this time last year.

Global talent mobility company Topia has announced the acquisition of Pearl Global Tech, the independent immigration risk engine and knowledge base.

Tippet-Richardson (T-R) is celebrating its 95th anniversary this year! T-R began life from humble beginnings in 1927 - the year of Canada’s Diamond Anniversary - when Basil Tippet and C A Richardson rented a warehouse and a moving van, to start their operation in Toronto. This was before there was even a highway into Western Canada.

Aiming to reduce transit times and alleviate congestion while offering higher flexibility in current challenging times, A P Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new feeder service between Port Said, at the northern end of the Suez Canal, and Vado Gateway at the Port of Genoa, one of the most significant and busiest ports in Italy.

Asian Tigers Singapore, and its sister company, Silk Relo, have become the first companies in the international relocation industry to have earned certification from the Human Resource Standards Institute (HRSI) in alignment with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 30415:2021: Human resource management (HRM) – Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) standards.

A new survey by Graebel has shown that the opportunity for international relocation is at least as important to employees now than it was before the pandemic.

New Zealand moving company World Moving & Storage Ltd has won the award for Excellence in Customer Service Delivery at the 2021 Westpac Auckland Business Best of the Best Awards.

Canal Movers in Panama has advised on 19 July, 2022, of a series of protests in the country that could disrupt services in the future.

With almost all sea containers being manufactured in China, recent disruption caused by Covid, and other market forces, have led to volatility in the supply of new units.

Africa Mobility Services will be attending the IAM (International Association of Movers) convention in November and will be campaigning to collect pens to help with children’s education in Africa.

MOBILITAS has opened new facilities in Yaou, Côte d’Ivoire, in the presence of Vice-Chairman Paul Massardier and the town’s First Deputy Mayor, Sylvestre Toppé.

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%.

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.

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.