Our Weichert Move Network team would like to inform you of the impacts of a strike on behalf of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), representing 45,000 members at three dozen ports from Maine to Texas.
Mobile employees are challenged to hit-the-ground running AQAP upon arrival, and much of this hinges on their ability to get around safely and independently.
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, the closure of the port may impact transit times and result in additional costs for shipments into and out of the U.S.
With the conflict in the Red Sea escalating, major shipping lines are re-routing their vessels, impacting HHG shipments in and out of the region.
Across North America, truck drivers are in short supply. So some employers are getting (very) creative when it comes to finding and training a new generation of young talent.
2022 was a perfect storm of challenges when it came to the transport of household goods. Thankfully, the forecast is a little sunnier for 2023!
As remote and hybrid work arrangements become a new corporate norm, companies are looking to develop policies to meet the needs of the Long-Distance Commuter.
Our latest video addresses the many challenges facing the industry -- including driver shortages, increasingly complex international shipping laws and availability of space on cargo ships -- and how companies can overcome these concerns.
Expert insight to today's top household goods shipping challenges to save you some aggravation, disappointment and even a little money when planning your summer moves.
Seeing more corporate mobility managers embracing sustainability in their programs gives great hope for transformation in our industry.
The pandemic has made household goods shipping more challenging. So how can managers keep relocating employees happy and control costs?
How life in a pandemic is shaping our Consulting Services VP's efforts to help corporate managers build stronger relocation assistance programs.
The packing, shipping and storage of a mobile employee's household goods involves a lot of moving parts. Here's how some things have changed during the pandemic.
As lockdowns and travel restrictions are gradually lifted, talent mobility is poised to fuel many reopening strategies.
With the holiday season upon us, business travel is getting a little more complicated. Time-off requests and a high demand for airline tickets could take a bite out of your end-of-year productivity or make business travel financially difficult.
Your relocation program is only as good as the network of providers it’s built on. If one link in the chain goes down for the count, it’s easy to imagine the effects reverberating throughout your entire supply chain.
Corporate relocation professionals feel unrelenting pressure to control costs, and the need to continuously re-evaluate benefits to assure their stakeholders that their program is optimized.
We don’t just help move your mobile employees. We make it our business to ensure that they have a seamless and speedy move.
Life on assignment drives mobile employees’ ability to advance their careers. Providing an automobile or car allowance to enable assignees to drive themselves around their destination location is another story.
Convincing your key talent to take a move can be a tough sell when the cost of living in the destination location is higher than in the current home base area.
Although it may be a new term to you, the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) treaty has been around since the wake of the Titanic disaster to ensure that all ships are soundly constructed and safe to operate.