The European Commission has welcomed the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the European Council to boost the number of publicly accessible electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling stations, in particular across the European Union’s main transport corridors and hubs. This is a landmark agreement that will enable the transition to zero-emission transport and contribute to the EU’s target …

US-based Atlas® Van Lines has recently launched its 56th annual Corporate Relocation Survey, revealing that relocation volume and budgets are expected to increase in 2023 for around half of all companies, despite global economic factors and low workforce participation, which remain significant challenges for employers. Atlas’ Corporate Relocation Survey is the industry’s first and longest-running deep dive into corporate relocation …

Atlas World Group, a global family of companies delivering transportation, moving, and storage services, has been recognised as one of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America by Newsweek. This prestigious award is given to companies that have demonstrated outstanding corporate responsibility, transparency, and ethical business practices. A total of 700 U.S. companies in 23 industries were included in the nationwide …

Worldwide ERC has reacted positively to passage of the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act (S. 758) by Senators Steve Daines (R-MT), Gary Peters (D-MI) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). This bipartisan bill would help protect the sensitive personal data of transferees and military personnel shipping their household goods to the United States, a reform long advocated by Worldwide ERC. “Worldwide ERC …

Moving company Atlas Van Lines has announced that two of its Agents were awarded high honours at the 2023 American Trucking Associations (ATA) Moving & Storage Conference Industry Awards held in Orlando, Florida. ACE Relocation Systems won the 2023 MSC Agent of the Year Service Excellence Award and Collins Brothers Moving Corporation received the MSC Fleet Safety Award. The ATA …

The European Commission recently announced 26 projects from 12 Member States selected for funding to install alternative fuels infrastructure along the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). Between them, they will receive EU grants totalling roughly €189 million from the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility (AFIF). Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean said: “Applications for AFIF funding continue to increase, illustrating the transport industry’s interest in the switch to …

Customers of DKV Mobility, the European B2B platform for on-the-road payments, can now settle their toll charges at Storebælt Bridge in Denmark and Øresund Bridge in Sweden using the DKV BOX EUROPE. The BOX covers 16 tolling services in 13 European countries, can be quickly installed via plug and play, and is configured and updated over the mobile network. Jérôme …

From 1 March, 2023 electric trucks have been granted priority passage and handling in the container terminal at the Port of Gothenburg. This initiative is being used by terminal operator APM Terminals to favour those haulage firms that have already started to convert their vehicle fleets, while at the same time giving an additional incentive to those considering investing in …

The moving industry has lost another long-term friend with the announcement of the sad death of Roger Brown.  He died recently at the age of just 65 from the effects of a heart attack.  Roger had a long career in the shipping industry in which he focussed primarily on international household goods.  Most recently he worked with Kuehne + Nagel …

A P Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has entered into an agreement to divest its logistics sites in St  Petersburg and Novorossiysk to IG Finance Development Limited. Selling the sites is a consequence of the company’s decision made in March 2022 to discontinue activities in Russia. “We are pleased to have found a new owner of our two logistics sites in …