Momentous Relocation in London has announced that on Friday 14th October 2016, the company merged with Abels Moving Services and Gerson Relocation under common ownership led by Paul Evans. Phil Pertoldi, the current chairman of both Abels and Gerson, will remain with the new company as chairman of Abels Moving Services. The merger […]
Xeneta’s global community of shippers is reeling from the impact of the demise of Hanjin Shipping, the world’s seventh largest containership operator. Xeneta crowd-sources shipping rate data from more than 600 major international businesses, many of whom have now been hit by stranded inventory, rising prices and – in a shock development for a […]
Strike of Employees in Chile OMNI would like to thank Ward Van Lines for informing us that …”members of the Union, who demand better job benefits, have today called for a strike in San Antonio Port in Chile.Shipments arriving and departing from this Port, will have to be transferred to other local Ports.However this means, […]
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) in the UK says the European Commission’s adoption of new pricing rules for shipping lines will modernise the industry and bring it into the 21st Century. The new legislation follows a three-year EU investigation into price signalling – the announcement of general rate increases – which was […]
The European Commission has found that MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco, and DAF broke EU antitrust rules. These truck makers colluded for 14 years on truck pricing and on passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission rules. The Commission has imposed a record fine of €2,926,499,000 (€2.9 billion). MAN was not fined […]
Leo Ots has advised that he has now left Ziegler in Switzerland. He said that he has had a wonderful 40 months with a group of professional people. “I enjoyed working with them and everybody under my general management level, steering the company in the right direction with positive growth results,” he said. […]
On 1st July 2016 the amendments to the SOLAS (International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea) regulations, came into force requiring all shippers to provide a Verified Gross Mass (VGM) for each container. To help shippers, a collaboration of authoritative organisations – the World Shipping Council (WSC), the TT Club, the International Cargo […]
OMNI would like to thanks G-Inter in Brazil for providing the following information…. “Please be aware that Brazilian customs officers started a national strike today, July 14th. This will impact port and airport operations all over Brazil for inbound and outbound household good shipments. Officers are claiming for salary adjustments. The customs officer’s Union confirmed […]
From 28 days ago it is presenting a stoppage of cargo transport carriers in Colombia, which has intensified in recent days causing delays in transferring cargo to and from the ports. The government and conveyors continue at the negotiating table trying to reach an agreement that allows lift this strike. Aviomar is working normally but […]
Derek Payne died on 18th May 2016, he was 82 years old. He joined the moving industry in 1966 working for Brewer & Turnbull and Whites Removals. Most of his working life, however, was spent with Robinsons where he stared as a manager eventually becoming MD of the whole company, and Peter […]