From Tuesday, 29 January, 2019 the way the UK’s Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) collects roadside payments changed. Instead of paying by chip & PIN, fixed penalties are now collected using a secure payment portal.

FEDEMAC, the European Movers Federation, established in 1959 as a lobbying organisation dedicated to influence the law-makers and authorities both in the EU and worldwide, has introduced a new level of commercial membership.

Last November the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in the UK announced that if its inspectors found truck tyres being used that were more than 10 years old, follow up investigations would be carrier out on the vehicle’s operator.

The measures taken by the Australian government in May 2018 to strengthen Australia's domestic and international aviation security by requiring piece-level examination of all air cargo bound for, or transiting through, the United States will be extended to all international destinations from 1 March, 2019.

AP Moller - Maersk has announced changes to its services connecting Asia and Europe intended to further improve schedule reliability, enabling stable and reliable cargo deliveries to its customers on the world’s most comprehensive Asia-Europe Network.

The Mover’s readers picked up many of the honours at the HR Vendors of the Year awards held respectively in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore in November last year.

The latest round of port fees announced by Australia’s major stevedoring companies have resulted in Victorian and Federal Senate inquiries.

Tippet Richardson in Toronto has recently announced the launch of its new rate calculator for Eastern Canada.

The Investment Corporation of Dubai, the principal investment arm of the Government of Dubai, has announced the launch of ISS Global Forwarding last year, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on supply chain logistics.

Maersk has recently announced its goal to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve this goal, carbon neutral vessels must be commercially viable by 2030, and an acceleration in new innovations and adaption of new technology is required.

E-mobility software company Virta has recently received a capital injection from energy company E.ON. The investment will accelerate Virta’s international growth and strengthen its position in the European market.

Bobby Black, Managing Director of Scottish removals firm Black’s of Brechin, is taking part in this year’s Inverness Etape, a fund-raising cycle event around the iconic roads of Loch Ness held on 28 April, 2019.

In December, Syndicat National des Professionnels de la Relocalisation et la Mobilité (SNPRM) in France elected a new Board in a rejuvenation of the organisation created in 1995 to bring together mobility experts in France and elsewhere.

Pickfords has won the ‘International Moving Company of the Year’ award at the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs) 2018.

Travellers entering the United States via the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) must apply for Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) approval no later than 72 hours before departure to the United States.

SIRVA, Inc has announced that it has been placed first in two categories in the 17th Annual Trippel Relocation Manager’s Survey.

United States Army Sergeant Legrand Strickland (Ret.) and his wife Carrie have moved into a new specially adapted smart home with the help of St Louis-based North American Van Lines Agent, Cord Moving and Storage.

An All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics, chaired by the Rt Hon Sir Mike Penning MP, meets today (26 February) for the first time to address some of the big issues facing the industry including Brexit, air quality and the driver shortage.

Deputy Editor David Jordan looks at the UK’s proposals relating to the employment of foreign workers when the UK leaves the EU, deal or no deal.

Arpin Group has sadly announced the sudden death of Bob Sullivan, the Group’s SVP of Corporate Accounts, on 15 December, 2018.