The city of Doha sits baking on the west coast of Qatar, a peninsular of land jutting out into the Persian Gulf sandwiched between Bahrain and Abu Dhabi. Summer temperatures frequently reach 40 °C and rain is scarce at only 75mm a year, making it one of the driest places on Earth.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is making preparations to enter into the liquidated damages phase of the Importer Security Filing (ISF) enforcement process, which takes effect on 9 July 2013.

Mercedes-Benz UK and three of its dealers have been fined £2.6 million over price-fixing by the government's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over breaches of competition law in the trucking industry.

Scania Streamline is the name of Scania G- and R-series long-haulage trucks that are optimised for low fuel consumption, featuring new low-drag looks and full air deflector kits.

Commercial vehicle (CV) registration figures for January have increased by 5.6% year-on-year according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).

In its June press release The Council of Mortgage Lenders has estimated that total gross mortgage lending in May increased to £14.7 billion, representing a rise of 21% from £12.2 billion in April and 17% higher than the total of £12.6 billion in May 2012.

Ninety-one per cent of motorists do not trust the government to reinvest money made from tolls on new roads, according to a survey by the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM).

A specialist driver recruitment agency has teamed up with a training company in response to the looming HGV driver shortage that’s threatening to derail the transport and logistics sector.

The RAC is to launch a ‘magic box’ for members which will remotely communicate with base to provide diagnostic information which could identify certain vehicle faults before they result in a stressful and inconvenient breakdown.

Young drivers need more guidance and support in the first six months of obtaining their licence, according to road safety charity IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s cycling vision and plan to create a “Crossrail for the bike” was overall welcomed by the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

Purpose made external storage units from Active Supply and Design offer customers an attractive method of storing their goods whilst also enhancing the look of your site.

According to the suppliers, Multi Trolley was created to provide an easier method of handling bulky goods such as tables, boards, beds and doors.

MS Move Management in Geneva has appointed Urs Konrad to be responsible for the supervision of moving operations and Hugo Kundert as a Sales Representative.

New technology is being brought in to make it easier for local councils and utility companies in England and Wales to manage road works, Local Transport Minister Norman Baker announced in April.

O’Neil Software has attained EU Safe Harbor Certification for its products giving its customers assurance that personally identifiable information (PII) is being managed with appropriate privacy protection.

The Global Mobility Survey, commissioned by Santa Fe Group and performed by Circle Research is the largest annual analysis of international mobility programmes.

In the April issue of The Mover we reported on the IMC Convention in Bangkok. Shortly after everyone returned from their travels the organisers sent out a quality control questionnaire.

Chairman and Founder of the Crown Worldwide Group, Jim Thompson, was honoured with the “Outstanding Contribution to Global Mobility” Expatriate Management and Mobility Award (EMMA).