Ziegler Relocation in Brussels has announced the death of Arthur Ziegler, described by the company as a figurehead of the European transport world.

Arpin International Group has transported three 40-foot shipping containers filled with emergency supplies, food and bottled water to Puerto Rico to aid recovery efforts in the wake of hurricane Maria.

In November Chris Grayling, UK Secretary of State for Transport, announced the withdrawal of the earlier decision to site a lorry park at Stanford West in Kent on the grounds that the government can no longer defend the judicial review

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will replace the Data Protection Act on 25 May and will affect all businesses, large and small. Speaking at the Movers & Storers Show, James Backhouse from Backhouse Jones Solicitors gave a taste of what the new rules will mean and how businesses must prepare if hefty fines are to be avoided.

Ajit Venkatesh from Globe Moving in Bangalore, India has started a new company: Mera Transport Exchange Pvt. Ltd.

French packing materials supplier Sofrapack has recently announced a new service that allows customers to design their own packing cases online. The company offers delivery anywhere in Europe within three days.

The fifth annual X2 Conference will take place in Hua Hin, Thailand at the Dusit Thani Resort from 24-28 February, 2018.

The Tesla Semi is due to be launched next year in the USA.

Ray DaSilva from IAM’s Mobility Exchange explains IAMX, a universal directory for the mobility industry.

The world’s first autonomous electric container ship, Yara Birkeland is due to begin operating in the latter half of 2018 according to its Norwegian builders Kongsberg.

The number of gap-year managers is on the rise with international assignments being turned into ‘adventure moves’ to attract young talent. Lisa Johnson, Global Practice Leader (Consulting Services) from Crown World Mobility tells the story.

Canadian corporation, AMJ Campbell Inc., announced that it would not be renewing its licensing agreement with the international franchisee doing business under the name ‘1776963 Ontario Inc.’. This was effective from December 31, 2017.

There are very few family owned companies anywhere in the world that have survived into their eighth generation, but OMNI member De Haan can proudly claim to be one of them.

Last August Mac’s Truck Sales moved to its smart new factory on the outskirts of Huddersfield. Deputy Editor David Jordan took a trip to Yorkshire to meet its founder Alex McDade to find out how the business grew from a one-man operation to become one of the largest suppliers of used removals trucks in the UK.