CONTENTS OP I N I O N / U PFR O NT 07 NEWS 17 OPIN ION Secretary General Jesse van Sas on making the most of networking opportunities at the FIDI Conference EBR U D EMI R E L Welcome from the FIDI President 17 IND U ST RY N EW S 09-1 4 FEAT U R I N G Moscow has become the world s most congested city, according to a new survey of traffic around the globe. PLUS: Packimpex Ltd takes controlling stake in UTS Relocation; Alfa Group Sweden acquires Oslo Relocation; trade war fears shake shipping confidence; new container terminal opens in Morocco; FIDI sponsors Relocate Awards and Young Movers Conference 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: Ebru Demirel 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 (FIDIAisbl) Bld Louis Schmidt 29 B1 1040 Brussels, Belgium telephone: +32 2 426 5160 Editorial copy deadline for the October/November issue: 7 August Deadline for advertisement bookings: 14 August PICTURE CREDITS Page 07: iStock.com/Pepifoto | Page 29: iStock.com/Ibski | Page 31: iStock.com/David Crespo | Page 47: iStock.com/ lucato | Page 47: iStock.com/lucato | Page 49: iStock.com/shaunl | Page 51: iStock.com/arosoft | Page 54: iStock.com/ RelaxFoto.de | Page 68: iStock.com/vichie81 | Page 72: iStock.com/vichie81 FF292 AugSep19 pp4-05 Contents.indd 4 20-21 F IDI FASI New rules have been implemented for the FIDI Affiliate Secured Invoice (FASI) system following a vote at the Delegates Meeting 26 19 F IDI FA IM FIDI Focus meets Customer Service Coordinator Prachi Sharma, of the FAIM Coordination Centre (FCC) 28-29 F IDI SE RV IC E S FIDI Business Intelligence Manager Marie-Pascale Frix on the benefits to your business of adopting FIDI s standardised service level agreement 30 F IDI ASSOC IATION S The President of FIDI Ireland, Rob Gilbert, talks about keeping the country s business buoyant as Brexit approaches 26 32-33 F IDI 39 C L UB Association mascot Fred Bear has been found and has returned home, after going missing for several years 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 19F IDI N E W S FIDI s Board Nomination Committee opens the process for the election of new Board members at the forthcoming General Assembly in Osaka, next April; Belgian Red Cross trains FIDI office staff on the basics of first aid 23-24F IDI AC A DE M Y Chantal Fera, FIDI Academy Manager, on how to develop a meaningful educational programme focused on your business strategy 10 Editorial Editor: Dominic Weaver email: dominic.weaver@cpl.co.uk telephone: +44 1223 378000 IS S UE 2 9 2 AUGUST/S EPTEMBER 2 0 1 9 35 35-40 Editor Dominic Weaver speaks to two authors about the human side of the relocation process and finds out about the implications of changes in the profile of the next generation of movers WWW. F I D I . OR G 15/07/2019 15:43