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.

Cardiff-based removals comparison firm comparemymove.com has employed four new members of staff following a year of rapid growth.

The United Kingdom Warehousing Association (UKWA) has announced that television presenter, Nick Hewer, will host the UKWA Annual Lunch and Awards 2016.

Everyone knows how difficult it can be to safely wrap valuable pictures before a move. But when picture framer and gallery owner Soo Turner and artist Natasha Barnes were faced with having to wrap 50-60 paintings a week for export all over the world, they decided to do something about it.

The biggest container ship in the world, the MSC Maya, December. The vessel has a loading capacity of 19,224 TEU and is the first of four Oscar-class ships.

When Marks & Spencer chose to take advantage of a break date in its lease it expected to recover the portion of the rent paid that related to the period after the break date. In a recent case - Marks & Spencer v BNP Paribas - the Supreme Court disagreed. Edward Cooper, from Taylor Wessing Professional Services explains.

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has called on the shipping industry to reach agreement on a market-based measure for carbon reduction or risk having rules enforced.

Graham Puddephatt has returned to the moving business having become an Appointed Representative (AR) with Leeds-based insurance broker Gauntlet Risk Management Ltd specialising in the removals and storage sectors.

The vital role that apprentices play in the workplace will take centre stage at the forthcoming Freight Transport Association Logistics Skills Summit on 17 March, 2016.

By Colin Martinho, marketing Head for Buzzmove

Many companies have sales leads that need to be followed up by telephone. But how do you find the right people to make the calls? Here, Darren Frostick, a director of Leading Edge Market Solutions - a company that supplies leads to clients in the removals, office fit-out and telecoms industries about companies planning to relocate - gives his advice on how to recruit effective telesales staff.

Jesse van Sas is the new general manager at FIDI. Only a few months ago he had no idea where his career choice was going to take him. But now, he’s heading up one of the industry’s greatest and most respected networks. Steve Jordan caught up with him for a chat.