The CMA CGM Group, the world’s third largest container shipping company, has signed agreements with CSCL and UASC to create the Ocean Three alliance, pending agreement from the Federal maritime Commission.

While electric cars are on the rise, many drivers are still concerned about running out of juice. Six partners from Germany, France, Austria and Spain have cut the consumption of electric vehicles with a new intelligent energy management and recovery system.

Yogesh Mehta, Chairman of the Team Group, has announced his purchase of a majority shareholding in Quality Moving Management, Inc (QMM) headquartered in Vancouver BC, Canada.

The John Mason fundraising team held a company Bake Off for the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September, 2014.

Doncaster-based AAA Removals & Storage has become the latest member of the Alliance of Independent Movers. AAA began trading in 2007 and offers nationwide removals using 7.5 and 3.5 tonne vans. The company also provides warehouse storage, self storage and document storage facilities.

Crown World Mobility has recently released the latest in its Perspectives series: “World Mobility Perspectives: Who cares about expatriate compensation?". It is available now to download from Crown’s website www.crownww.com.

Containership, a logistics company in Helsinki, has ordered four dual-fuel container ships making it the first short-sea container operator in Europe to run its ships on LNG (Liquefied Natural gas).

A nationwide charity that provides support for homeless and vulnerable young people is offering moving companies the opportunity to buy competitively priced corrugated boxes and at the same time help people sleeping rough find a bed for the night.

Pickfords recently hosted dozens of clients, suppliers and partners at a corporate golf event and dinner, raising over £7000 for its partner charity, the NSPCC.

Angie Boreham joined Fox Moving and Storage on 1 July as Corporate Account Manager and Business developer.

Henk in Düsseldorf, Germany, has become the first company in the country to achieve OHSAS 18001, the Standard for Occupational Health and Safety.

While some can be very minor and easily overlooked, others are glaringly obvious and can ruin any company’s credibility when made in important marketing material. What are they? Typographical errors: typos to you and me. By Charlotte Roe, Business Writer.

A longer, more aerodynamic cab with better vision for lorry drivers could save the lives of hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians, according to a new study by academics at Loughborough University’s Design School.

On 22 September, 2014, McCrorys Removals Ltd. of Nottingham won its case against the National Guild of Removers (NGRS) in the Milton Keynes County Court.

What started as a social gathering on LinkedIn three years ago is developing into a tour de force for women working in the international moving industry. LIMA (Ladies in Moving), has the backing of IAM and has already recruited over 200 members worldwide. Steve Jordan offers a male view.

On 1 October over 380 self storage owners, managers, investors and suppliers descended on Stockholm for the annual FEDESSA European Self Storage Conference and Trade Show. Report by Rennie Schafer, Chief Executive Officer of the Self Storage Association Ltd.

Steve Jordan attended the IAM conference in Orlando for The Mover. The opening presentation summarised new initiatives and events from the world’s largest moving organisation. Here are the highlights.

There are plenty who will criticise IAM. Many of those criticisms are valid. But I will not be joining their number. On the contrary, I’m a fan. By Steve Jordan

On 26 September, 2014, The Mover was invited to witness the inaugural flight of a revolutionary new concept in long distance transport that could solve the problem of delivering household goods to remote locations: the VV-Plane. Here is Steve Jordan’s take on what could be the most dramatic shift in transport since the invention of the railways.

Vehicle tracking supplier Quartix has announced its proposed flotation on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) the shares are expected to start trading on 6 November.