Steve Jordan interviews Don Fisher who helps corporate clients negotiate and monitor contracts for household goods moving services.

EUROMOVERS International SA and EUROVAN have announced their intent to more closely collaborate for European Long-Distance Traffic dispatching.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured the disqualification of two directors whose company broke competition law. This follows an investigation that resulted in five Somerset estate agents being fined more than £370,000 last year for secretly agreeing between themselves the fees they charged.

Canal Movers & Logistics Corp in Panama has achieved Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) certification. It is the first international moving company in Latin America and the Caribbean to do so.

The announcement that licence regulations are to be relaxed for drivers of some alternatively-fuelled vans has been warmly welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

A Scania R 500 has won this year's ‘Green Truck Award’ by a healthy margin. The German fuel test focusses on lowest fuel consumption. Scania's new truck generation, with its updated 13-litre engine, ensured that Scania took the prize – again.

DVSA Chief Executive Gareth Llewellyn officially launched the DVSA Earned Recognition scheme at the Commercial Vehicle Show on 24 April.

An Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will come into force in Islington and Hackney in London in July 2018.

Volvo Trucks has introduced its first all-electric truck for commercial use. The Volvo FL Electric has been designed for urban distribution and refuse operations, among other applications. Sales and series production of the new model will start in Europe in 2019.

There is much talk in the moving industry about how people have less to move nowadays. People are less attached to furniture, we live in a more disposable world, shipments for international moves are becoming smaller and lighter and prices are depressed.

Commissioner Rebecca Dye has launched the first phase of her investigation into port demurrage, detention, and free time practices by ordering ocean common carriers to provide information and documents explaining those practices. A similar effort with respect to container terminals at major US ports is also underway.

AP Moller - Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have recently announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.

A new interim strategy to keep traffic moving on the M20 during Operation Stack is to be introduced by the Department of Transport in early 2019.

Mark Oakeshott, a well-known face in the moving industry for many years, has set up a new business, Mark Oakeshott Consulting, to provide the benefit of his experience to moving companies that are growing, changing, or facing challenges.

Copenhagen-based Aspire Mobility Group has announced the return of Sara Lyrum Kronkjaer to its leadership team after a five-year period with a local competitor.

Korea-based High Relocation Worldwide Inc has announced the appointment of Puseletso Hirm-Martin as business development director.

A new shipping line, Ocean Network Express Pte Ltd (ONE), started operations on 1 April, 2018.