Manchester-based freight forwarding specialist EMS Cargo Ltd has appointed Annette Harris to head up its new international division for the removals industry.

According to research by online estate agent HouseSimple.com, Kingston-upon-Hull is the most affordable city in Britain with 92% (91.9%) of properties currently for sale at prices less than the UK’s average house price,

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA), in collaboration with Logistics Learning Alliance, has developed a Warehouse Supervisor Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).

The pan-European group Gosselin Mobility has acquired the moving activities of Packimpex with effect from July 1, 2017.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has signed a five-year contract extension with the AA fleet and SME division for the provision of breakdown and recovery services to 2,000 FTA Recovery members.

It’s time to put Wednesday 8 and Thursday 9 November in your diary so you can spend a little time at the Movers & Storers Show to be held again at Hangar 42, Bruntingthorpe.

Road safety charity IAM RoadSmart and motoring magazine Auto Express teamed up to find out which are the deadliest behind-the-wheel distractions and found programming a satnav to be the worst.

According to a survey of exporters, importers and freight forwarders conducted jointly by Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), the service provided by container shipping lines is rated as poor to average and has deteriorated in the past year.

Coventry-based transport software specialist TruTac has entered the tracking and telematics market with its latest innovation - TruLocation.

The Granero Group in Brazil has advised of the recent death of the company’s President, Roberto Granero, following a long battle against cancer.

According to warehouse broker Bis Henderson Space, the market for warehousing in the United Kingdom is, if not in crisis, certainly facing some major challenges.