When my father (usually at Christmas) had consumed a little too much alcohol, he would always volubly produce the phrase “Life – what’s it all about?”

Stevens International Forwarders has announced the appointment of Andy Roller as international pricing and vendor supply chain manager.

Lexicon Relocation, from Jacksonville in Florida, has appointed Rachael Schepemaker as senior proposal manager.

John Heaton of Backhouse Jones Solicitors discusses some of the issues surrounding clandestine entrants and the current guidance in respect of the same.

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

Steve Jordan talks to Bill Graebel about the findings of his company’s State of Mobility Report 2018

Neil Bishop, Chairman and Business Development Director at Bishop’s Move, is celebrating his 25th year at Bishop’s Move.

David Jordan looks at the current trend for peddling fake news on social media.

According to a recent report in Seatrade Maritime News, the port of Singapore is planning to digitalise shipping documentation, such as Bills of Lading, by using Blockchain technology. This was a move predicted in The Mover two years ago (see The Mover, July 2017).

A report in the Australian Guardian recently says that the prices of houses in Australia, especially in Sydney and Melbourne, have slumped since their peak in 2017.

Norway’s largest shipping company, Wilhelmsen Holding ASA, is aiming to bring cutting- edge technology to the maritime industry following the launch of its subsidiary Raa Labs in November 2018.

Simon Evans, Traffic Commissioner for the North West of England, took to the stage at last November’s Movers & Storers Show Seminar Theatre to explain some of the reasons truck operators are brought to book and why around 260 ‘O’ Licences are revoked in the UK every year.

Stevens International Forwarders has been be awarded the FAIM Confirmation of Quality Assurance certification, a FIDI-endorsed programme that recognises professional moving companies meeting the highest standards in international relocation operations.

Arpin Van Lines’ drivers and agents from locations across the US volunteered to collect and deliver remembrance wreaths to be laid at veteran cemeteries on National Wreaths Across America Day on 15 December, 2018.

The Mason family have sadly announced the death of Esme Mason just before Christmas.

After a short interlude following a period of illness, Peter Weltenius has returned to the moving business with his specialist household goods groupage service between the UK and the Scandinavian countries.

Bishop’s Move Solent, part of the UK’s largest family-owned removals company, Bishop’s Move, has played a key role in a Christmas fundraising event held by one of its clients, VIVID Homes.

Many might assume that most expatriates speak English. Well, many do of course, however, deciphering the subtleties of a rental property description, understanding the details of a lease, finding your way through an insurance contract or working out the terms of enrolment in a school are hard enough without having to do it in a second language.

The Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) in the UK has announced that Peter Harvey MBE, is to leave his post following a 6+ year tenure as chief executive.