News & Events 
The IAM Newsroom is a place for the Association’s members, consumers and the media to view IAM announcements, industry news and events and updates from clients and stakeholders. These include U.S. military and government agencies, such as the Department of Defense, U.S. Customs & Border Protection and others across the world whose work is essential to our business and our service to our clients.
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Jun
07
U.S. Probing Visa Applicants’ Social Media
The State Department is now requiring visa applicants to submit information about their social media accounts as part of a more extensive screening process that will affect about 15 million foreigners seeking to enter the United States each year. -
May
31
Port of Vancouver Avoids Disruption as Longshoremen Reach Deal
A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of Vancouver, ended in a deal on Thursday after a few hours, averting a potentially massive shipping disruption, the workers’ union and employers association said. Despite its short duration, the lockout led to lineups of trucks outside terminals and vessels being rerouted to other West Coast ports. -
May
31
Forwarders dragging their heels over digitisation – and it could cost them, claims report
Change within freight forwarding is moving at a crawl, with little incorporation of new technologies over the past decade, despite significant developments in the field. This is the key finding of Transport Intelligence’s Global Freight Forwarding 2019 report, which lays waste to any idea of a fast-evolving sector. -
May
31
Successful blockchain trial shows paper bills of lading are now 'historic artefacts'
Breakbulk shipping venture G2 Ocean has called time on paper bills of lading after a “successful pilot” of a blockchain-based solution. -
May
29
Santos port authority workers plan strike
Shippers are bracing for delays at the Brazilian port of Santos as workers for the port authority prepare to strike starting 7 a.m. local time Wednesday. A meeting planned for Tuesday night is expected to determine the length of the imminent strike by 1,100 workers of the Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo (Codesp).
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Jun
07
U.S. Probing Visa Applicants’ Social Media
The State Department is now requiring visa applicants to submit information about their social media accounts as part of a more extensive screening process that will affect about 15 million foreigners seeking to enter the United States each year. -
May
24
DoD’s Contracting Initiative—Lather, Rinse, Repeat
This is the eighth in a series of op-eds that IAM is running to shed additional light on problems associated with privatizing the household goods program to a single source contractor. -
May
22
IAM Attends the Young Movers Conference (YMC) in Romania
IAM Staff Members Brian Limperopulos and Julia O’Connor attended the 2019 Young Movers Conference earlier this month. -
May
17
DoD’s Contracting Initiative—How Much Trust is Too Much?
This is the seventh in a series of op-eds that IAM is running to shed additional light on problems associated with privatizing the household goods program to a single source contractor. -
May
10
DoD’s Contracting Initiative—Kicked to the Curb
This is the sixth in a series of op-eds that IAM is running to shed additional light on problems associated with privatizing the household goods program to a single source contractor.
Calendar Highlights
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Sep
30
PAIMA 35th Annual Convention
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Oct
03
IAM 57th Annual Meeting
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Oct
16
ERC Global Workforce Symposium 2019
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Nov
01
IPATA International Conference
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Nov
17
24th Annual Canadian Association of Movers Conference
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