Volvo says it is about to introduce fossil-free steel in the construction of its trucks, claiming to be the first in the world to do so. The steel is produced by Swedish steel company SSAB using a completely new technology based on hydrogen.

DKV Mobility customers in Norway, Denmark and Sweden can now pay their tolls easily and conveniently via the DKV BOX Scandic.

FIDI has announced the publishing of the approved FAIM 2022 Standard that will be subject to third-party audits from January 2023. The new Standard replaces the current FAIM 3.2 Standard.

Allen Lu from AMR in Shanghai has advised that, after two months of almost complete lockdown, the key port of Shanghai in China is beginning to open up again.

On 13 May, volunteers from Grace Group took part in a tree planting day at Kinglake West in the Yarra Ranges National Park, Victoria, with its charity partner Greenfleet; a not-for-profit environmental organisation with a mission to protect the climate by restoring Australia’s forests.

In independent tests performed by two German magazines, Trucker and Transport, the Volvo FH with I-Save was the fuel economy winner for the combination of diesel and AdBlue consumption.

Business group Logistics UK has announced the appointment of Kate Jennings as its new policy director, effective from the end of June.

Protega Global Ltd, the British company that launched the revolutionary eco-friendly Hexcel Wrap to the market in March, is investing £1.3million to bring its manufacturing and distribution operations under one roof.

Aires has been named Relocation Management Company of the Year by the Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) at the Americas Expatriate Management & Mobility Awards (EMMAs).

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed civil service recruitment freeze could see the UK’s HGV driver shortage escalate if staff managing the backlog of driver testing cannot be recruited, according to Logistics UK.

Atlas Canada, a subsidiary of Atlas World Group Inc, has announced that it has signed a 25-year renewal agreement with​AMJ Campbell effective May 1, 2022.

UK moving company LOVESPACE has recently introduced a new approach to self storage by providing drive-up storage lockers in London car parks.

Suddath has announced it will formally rejoin the Harmony Relocation Network on 1 June, 2022.

I recently had a touch of sciatica, at least that’s what I called it when the kids were asking why I was grunting and groaning so much. ‘Bloody painful’ was what I called it when nobody was listening.

UniGroup President and CEO Jason Mills recently presented Larry Smith of Glen Ellyn Storage, Illinois, with the 2021 UniGroup Lifetime Achievement Award at the organisation’s Learning Conference in St Louis.

Eddy Pfeifer, the owner of HVD Insurance Brokers in Hamburg, has died suddenly aged just 68. Eddy’s company is a supplier member of EUROMOVERS.

New EU rules from 21 May, 2022, will mean that operators or users of vans and other light goods vehicles over 2.5 tonnes and up to 3.5 tonnes in weight that transport goods for hire and reward from the UK into, or through the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, will need an International Operators’ Licence.

Tyre company Continental has released a new version of its ContiConnect tyre management system: ContiConnect 2.0. The system allows tyre maintenance to take place exactly when it’s needed.

OMNI (Overseas Moving Network International) has announced a full programme of workshops for 2022 focussing on sustainability within the moving and relocation industry.

Goetz Moving and Storage in the Philippines has recently hosted a major event with the Australian government and UNICEF to help the vaccination programme in the country.