Matthew James Removals Ltd has been awarded FORS Gold (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme), becoming the first removals company in the UK to achieve the accreditation.

An online poll has overwhelmingly supported the Freight Transport Association’s call for the Calais migrant camp to be moved further from the port to stop attacks on truck drivers as they queue to cross the Channel.

Management staff from Britannia Leatherbarrows of Bournemouth and Andover, Britannia Robbins of Swansea and Britannia Freestones were invited as guests of DP World to visit the upgraded container port at Southampton to be briefed on the facilities now available to assist their customers in moving abroad.

Scania has opened a new 2.5-acre, £6m flagship site in Maidstone, UK.

Stephen Bonollo has been appointed as the new northern regional general manager for Grace Removals Group, replacing Jim Cumerford who retires in January 2016 after 22 years with Grace.

Proposals for a major new lorry area that would help improve Kent’s resilience when services across the English Channel are disrupted have been the subject of a consultation by Highways England that ended on 25 January 2016.

Brad Stevenson has become the new director of Global Procurement for AIReS.

Crown Worldwide has announced the creation of an Executive Management Group (EMG) made up of nine of its senior leaders with a remit to provide strategic leadership in service to the Executive Board, promoting cohesion and collaboration across all of Crown’s divisions and regions.

With increasing airport capacity in the South East of England high on the government agenda, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is launching a new Air Freight Working Group to look at issues affecting the sector

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the early reopening of the Forth Road Bridge to HGVs tomorrow (Saturday, 20 February) is good news for freight operators, but the financial impact of the lengthy closure must not be forgotten.

As the industry prepares for the controversial new verified weight rules that go into effect this July, the Port of Charleston is the first US port to say it is willing and game to provide in-terminal weighing services for containers if allowed to do so by the US Coast Guard.

DP World is investing in container weighing services at its UK facilities to ensure that British businesses can continue trading when landmark legislation starts in July which will have a major impact on the supply chain.

Blythe Cessac, Global Account Manager for Suddath, has been elected to the Charlotte Metro Area Relocation Council (CMARC) Board of Directors.

Arpin Van Lines volunteered to transport 6,354 wreaths from Columbia Falls, Maine, to Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, to be laid in memory of veterans during National Wreaths Across America Day on 12 December last year.

The DVSA has announced that some of its online services for vehicle operators will not be available from 3.45pm on Thursday, 18 February to 7am on Monday, 22 February 2016 while the site undergoes planned maintenance.