Santa Fe China has announced that James Gooding has been promoted to General Manager, China.

Gordon Philip has taken over the leadership of crate rental specialist, PHS Teacrate, following the departure of Managing Director, David Wicks.

After several years in a variety of capacities, Sarah Beck, CRP, GMS, has become Account Manager at AIReS’ West Coast Regional Office (WCRO) in Huntington Beach, CA.

Des Stickland, CEO for Wridgways is to retire from the company later this year. He has been with the company for 44 years.

Crown World Mobility has hired a National Business Development Manager - David Wightman - to grow and develop the company’s global mobility business.

The top road safety priority for local councillors in England is improving road surfaces and reducing potholes, according to a survey conducted by road safety charity, the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the launch of a consultation entitled: Examining the Speed Limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) over 7.5tonnes on Single Carriageway Roads.

Quartix, the vehicle tracking company, has announced a new partnership with Groupauto in France.

Santa Fe has once again held its annual charity run on behalf of Johns Hopkins cancer research. The event always coincides with the IAM conference so, this year, the 5k route was around Washington DC.

The Dutch Transport Association (Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN)) has recently voiced its opposition to further liberalisation of the country’s transport market.

The Ecotaxe system, an environmental truck tax, begins its trials on 20 June, 2013, in Alsace and will then be extended to the rest of France. DKV says that operators need to start planning now to make sure they don’t get caught out.

In a move designed to help the transport industry mitigate the effects of ever-rising fuel prices, Scania has introduced its own fuel card.

An increasing number of transport companies are using Continental’s latest generation of winter tyres for heavy commercial vehicles.

Drink-drive rules involving the most serious offenders are to be tightened up.

Because removal and storage companies continually work in and out of cities it is important to keep abreast of low emission zone rules, which apply in different European cities. www.lowemissionzones.eu is a multilingual one-stop-source of information and a useful resource for all vehicle operators.

Attempts by carriers to tackle the capacity overhang are being undone as new orders for Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) continue to make the headlines, according to Drewry’s monthly report Sea & Air Shipper Insight.

Sultanate of Oman changes its weekend

Armstrong Moving recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a company gathering at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

New technology at a key logistics site in Calais is to revolutionise the way freight is transported from the UK to Eastern Europe and beyond.