IN D U ST RY N EW S NFB INTERNATIONAL WINS GOVERNMENT CONTRACT Kent acquires Expat International Australian relocation and moving company Kent Relocation Group has acquired Expat International, a Melbourne-based relocation and immigration services provider. Expat International was founded in 1983 and later established the Global Immigration Network (GIN), a group of immigration service providers in 22 countries. Kent Relocation was established nearly 70 years ago and this deal represents its latest expansion. Steve Alves, CEO of the Kent Relocation Group, said: We are delighted to have secured this prestigious and well-respected business within the mobility sector. The business and team at Expat International have a highly regarded reputation of delivering rst-class service to all their clients and partners and the rm is a perfect t to further develop both the Kent Group and Expat. Expat Internationals inhouse relocation and immigration divisions demonstrate a winning model of coordinated mobility management. TIGERS CREATES DUAL BRANDS Shareholders at Asian Tigers have created two distinct brand identities for the businesses core activities, which were launched on January 1, 2020. The company said in a statement: The Asian Tigers are to be all things moving; Silk Relo all things relo, destination services and visa and immigration. The umbrella Asian Tigers Mobility brand will be retired. The two identities are each accompanied by a logo. The company said that during this transition, it will be business as usual with no interruption of services and it would issue further updates to the industry. 14 FF295 FebMar20 pp10-15 Ind News.indd 14 Norwegian mover NFB International Relocations has won three contracts after a tender process for Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) relocations business in Asia/Oceania, Africa and the Americas for the next four years. The contracts have an estimated value of US$2.5 million a year. Bjrn Carlsen, managing director and CEO at NFB, pictured, said: With renewed energy and enthusiasm, we look forward to increasing our cooperation with the participating partners around the globe, and would also like to extend our heartfelt thank you for the contribution to our success. NFB International Relocations AS of Norway has been trading since the start of 2009. FIDI TO RETURN TO EUROPE Following this years conference in Osaka, Japan, FIDI will return to Europe for its 2021 Conference. It will be held from 25-28 April in Cannes, France. TEAM RELOCATIONS REBRANDS Team Relocations, based in Amsterdam, with offices across Europe, has rebranded to SIRVA. The move follows SIRVAs acquisition of the company in August 2019. STAKES IN 10 PORTS SOLD The CMA CGM Group has signed an agreement with China Merchants Port (CMPort) to sell a stake in 10 port terminals to Terminal Link, a joint venture set up in 2013, which is 51 per cent owned by CMA CGM and 49 per cent by CMPort. CROWN UPDATES FLEET Crown Worldwide Moving and Storage, LLC, has recently expanded its local fleet to include 13 new 26ft bobtail trucks. This updated fleet is more fuel efficient and has GPS tracking. AFFILIATE RESIGNATIONS The following Affiliated offices have resigned from FIDI, effective from 31 December, 2019: MI Group Toronto, Canada Team Relocations Bruxelles, Belgium Team Relocations Copenhagen, Denmark Team Relocations Paris, France Team Relocations Luxembourg, Luxembourg. ERRATUM PANAMA In the list of FIDI Affiliates in the City on the Move feature in FIDI Focus December/January we failed to include Panama Intermoving and Relocation Inc, which is also based in Panama. We are sorry for the omission. WW W. F I D I FOC U S . OR G 21/01/2020 15:29