More than 200 guests attended the Road Haulage Association’s (RHA) Parliamentary Reception at the Palace of Westminster on 21 January, 2025.

DNV has appointed Cristina Saenz de Santa Maria as chief operating officer.

Robert Jan Voerman and the Management Board Voerman Group of Companies in the Netherlands have announced the recent death of Mr Ed Voerman, Robert's father and the company's founder.

According to a report in The Loadstar, the Houthis in Yemen have confirmed that they will stop attacking vessels in the Red Sea, other than those owned by Israeli companies or sailing under the Israeli flag.

DKV Mobility, the fuel card, toll and fleet management company, has announced Neil White as its country manager for Great Britain.

Gosselin in Belgium has announced the promotions of Jessica Deutschmann and Lennert de Jong to the positions of 'directors moving' with effect from 1 January, 2025.

The UK government has confirmed (23 January, 2025), that there will be no Clean Air Zone (CAZ) in Greater Manchester.

Altair Global has announced the appointment of Michelle Baxter as senior vice president, EMEA region.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced new proposals to remove the most unsafe lorries from the capital.

After an extraordinary 51-year career in the international transportation and moving industry, Vince Parry, from Intercontinental Group in Canada, announced his retirement effective 31 December, 2024.

The UK is to develop a new sanctions regime to cripple people smuggling crime rings and starve them of the illicit finance that fuels their operations.

Grospiron Mobility Solutions in France has announced the appointment of its CEO, Philippe Mirault, as president of FIDI France with effect from 1 January, 2025.

DNV, the classification society and recognised advisor for the maritime industry, has launched a new family of class notations, Autonomous and Remotely Operated Ships (AROS), providing a framework for how autoremote vessels can achieve equivalent or higher safety compared to conventional vessels.

The Spanish government is reported to be planning to impose a 100% tax on non-residents, from outside the EU, buying homes in the country.

I am writing this between Christmas and New Year. The royal dates of the calendar: the interregnum. Or, as many might say, boredom.

Take a scroll through social media and it is awash with people telling you that they have started new jobs or moved to different companies. But we thought, at The Mover, that it might be useful to bring all these movements together in one place.

The US East and Gulf Coast ports have averted another strike, which will be a relief for shippers worldwide.

Businesses are crawling on climate action according to international consultants EY.

Recent data from the Netherlands Statistical Office (CBS, 2024) indicates that the Netherlands continues to be a top destination for highly skilled migrants.

Craig Reilly, from DASA (Dubai Arabian Shipping Agency LLC) in Dubai has been awarded the trophy as the ‘The Middle East Business Leader of the Year’.