Joe Warren, a partner and solicitor from Carbon Law Partners, looks at whether the £40 per item liability limit is appropriate in today’s market.

Steve Jordan visits the Harmony Relocation Network head office in The Netherlands to find out more about this rapidly-growing organisation

An ongoing strike at one of its crucial suppliers of cast engine components means that Scania is unable to fulfil its deliveries to customers of more than 2,000 trucks ordered with V8 engines. New sales of industrial and marine V8 engines are also affected.

On 8 September, 2018 Terry Cobbin of Arrowpak will be attempting to cycle the full length of the UK from Lands’ End to John O’Groats: a gruelling 980-mile route, over 9 days and climbing over 51,000 feet of hills.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has announced the appointment of Jerry Kane as its commercial director.

Russell Start has joined the AGM Group as managing director.

London-based fine art logistics company Momentous has announced the appointment of Paul Norman as its general manager.

Terry Sinnott, Managing Director of Unique Van Bodies (UVB), the company he founded with removals industry entrepreneur Robert Bartup in 2007, has announced his retirement.

After 36 years' dedicated service, Chris Welsh MBE retired from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) as its director of global and European policy at the end of May 2018. Chris took part in a FIDI panel discussion about GVM regulations in Geneva in 2016.

Salvatore (Tori) Ferrante, from Crown Worldwide Moving & Storage in California, became the president of OMNI at the network’s annual conference in Palm Beach in March. Tori joined the OMNI board in 2015 and now takes over from Keith Meader who steps down after a two-year term in the role.

Video telematics provider SmartWitness has launched a new system – SmartGuard - that provides monitoring for fleets 24-hours a day, 365-days a year.

In a speech at the Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 16 May, Road Haulage Association Chief Executive, Richard Burnett called for the UK government to work with truck operators to improve air quality in cities rather than penalising them with charges and fines.

In co-operation with Thailand’s Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University (RRU) and International Transport & Business School (ITBS), Boonma Mobility was invited to conduct a one-day course for 12 students and three professors.

Belgium-based Putters International has announced the opening of a new office in Budapest, Hungary. The office opened for business on 1 April, 2018 and will be managed by François Clément who has over 15 years’ experience in the international moving industry.

Arpin International Group has named Netmove, a Brazil-based mobility services company, as its first 2017 Partner of the Year.

Mondial Movers has presented its Maastricht branch, Mondial Centrum Removals, with its coveted Moving Company of the Year Award.

Graebel Movers International has won the Platinum award for the most tonnage shipped through the OMNI network during 2017.

During a trip to the Pet Relocation Conference in Seoul last April, Boonma Global Pet Mobility Director Tiddy S Teerawit took time out to visit the Detector Dog Training Centre at the city’s Incheon Airport.

Davies Turner has launched an export LCL cargo service by rail from the UK to China one year after launching an import LCL and FCL rail service in the other direction.