CONTENTS OP I N I O N / U PFR O NT 07 IS S UE 2 8 9 FEBRUA RY/MA RC H 2 0 1 9 NEWS 16-17 F IDI Jesse van Sas on why the word moving has value FR ED DY PA X TO N Welcome from the FIDI President 19-20 C H A R ITY The latest Operation Smile Honduras Mission report 22 19 13 IND U ST RY N EW S 09-1 4 PL U S : 22 FEAT U R I N G Fire breaks out in a container then spreads to others on board the Yantian Express off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada Advertising Advertising manager: John Wheaton email: john.wheaton@cpl.co.uk telephone: +44 1223 378042 Published on behalf of FIDI Global Alliance by: CPL (Cambridge Publishers Ltd) 1 Cambridge Technopark Cambridge CB5 8PB United Kingdom telephone: +44 1223 378000 web: www.cpl.co.uk FIDI GLOBAL ALLIANCE President: Freddy Paxton General Manager: Jesse van Sas email: jesse.vansas@fidi.org telephone: +32 2 421 4751 Communications Officer: Magali Horbert email: magali.horbert@fidi.org telephone: +32 2 426 5160 FIDI Global Alliance (FIDI Aisbl) Bld Louis Schmidt 29 B1 1040 Brussels, Belgium telephone: +32 2 426 5160 Editorial copy deadline for the April/May issue: Friday 1 February Deadline for advertisement bookings: Thursday 14 Feburary PICTURE CREDITS Cover: iStock.com/mevans world | Page 7: iStock.com/Chris Mirek Freeman | Page 9: adobestock.com/Nikada Page 13: iStock.com/Casar Saguru | Page 22: iStock.com/Crazyd | Page 25: shutterstock/Rovsky Page 27: iStock/Entrechat | Page 28: iStock/Olga | Page 34: Stock.com/ primeimages | Page 34: Stock.com/pgiam Page 34: Stock.com/fizkes | Page 37: Stock.com/Sarin Yappingham | Page 38: Stock.com/Sarin Yappingham Page 40: Stock.com/Standret | Page: 42: shutterstock/Parilov | Page 48: iStock.com/Xavierarnau Page 65: Staffan Widstrand WWF | Page 71: iStock.com/ Lucky-Photographer | Page 72: iStock.com/Ronnie Chua Page 83: iStock.com/Tiger Barb FF289FebMar19 pp04-05 Contents.indd 4 31 F IDI SE RV IC E S Plans for a Destination Service Provider (DSP) seminar revealed, as well as details of this years EiM course 32 F IDI BUSIN E SS How safe is your shippers personally identifiable information, asks FIDIs Marie-Pascale Frix 34 F IDI M E DIATION How you can make a difference in the removals sector by joining the DRS Mediation Panel 40 32 F IDI N E TH E R L A N DS President Wiebe van Bockel gives an insight into the Dutch relocation market 42-43 39 C L UB Isabelle Harsch shows how Affiliates can become more ecologically friendly by improving working practices SPEC IA L FEATURE All locations listed on FIDI Affiliate adverts are FIDI-FAIM certified, unless otherwise indicated on the advert. The views expressed in FIDI Focus, by any contributor, are not necessarily those of the FIDI Global Alliance or the publisher. Contributions (including adverts) are published in good faith and no responsibility or liability will be accepted, either for their contents or accuracy, or for any action taken as a result of anything contained in FIDI Focus. 4 25-28 F IDI C ON F E R E N C E A round-up of key events at the 2019 Conference 37-38 F IDI FA IM Carina Bailey talks to EY about the importance of the new financial assessment Cargo falls overboard in bad weather; Santa Fe sales latest; call for more action to cut emissions; Arpin Group awards success; road-freight industry crunch year Editorial Editor: Carina Bailey email: carina.bailey@cpl.co.uk telephone: +44 1223 378000 C YC L E C H A L L E N GE 2019 One last look at the training and fundraising efforts 60 65 60-62 Carina Bailey examines what the moving and packaging industries are doing to combat the scourge of plastic 63-65 We take a look at the efforts some Affiliates are making to protect the environment WWW. F I D I . OR G 24/01/2019 13:10