CONTENTS IS S UE 3 0 1 MA RC H-MAY 2 0 2 1 24 09 W ELC O ME From editor Dominic Weaver NE W S 10-1 7 I ND U ST RY L AT E ST 2020 worst year for air cargo; movers warned on shipping costs; Brexit adding costs; expat exodus continues; FIDI launches industry report; John Mason new owner S P E C I A L FE ATUR ES 20-22 FI D I PLA N S FIDI General Secretary Jesse van Sas on three initiatives that will transform the organisation for the good of Affiliates 24-27 T HE STAT E OF THE INDUSTRY We examine the main themes in FIDIs first State of the Industry report 30-31 BU S I NES S BA R O M E T E R Jesse van Sas reveals results from FIDI s first global confidence survey 32-35 BR EX I T Industry representatives talk about the early impact of the UK s EU exit 36-38 T HE I NT ERV I E W Carl Hggstrm on his working journey and why his ideal career is in moving 6 FF301 Q2 21 pp06-07 Contents.indd 6 70-71 C OM PA N Y PR OF IL E IWM discusses business in the Russian market FI DI BUS INES S 54-55 57 F IDI M A R C OM How the lessons from the past year of online meetings will help strengthen FIDIs links with its Affiliates F IDI C ON F E R E N C E FIDI is pressing ahead with bold plans for an in-person conference in September 2021 58-61 F IDI AC A DE M Y How the popular MiM2 course s online format works 62-63 F IDI 39 C L UB Jackie Stouffer explains plans to progress environmental sustainability 65 C H A R ITY An update on Healing with Feeling during pandemic restrictions G LOBA L V IEW 40-45 C ITY ON TH E M OVE Despite the upheaval caused in 2020, we find movers upbeat about the prospects for Dubai and the UAE 46-53 R E GION A L FOC US The trials of COVID-19 compounded by a turbulent election campaign have left their mark on US movers REGULA RS 36 73 PE OPL E M OV E S Roup appointed Alfa CEO; Van Valen new general manager at Dijkshoorn; Schaefers retires from Asian Tigers 74 OBITUA R IE S Wladimir Alvares de Mello; Luciana Ventura WW W. F I D I FOC U S . OR G 08/03/2021 16:38