Career Tracks: GEODIS vows to increase number of female leaders

GEODIS aims to have women in 25% of its leadership positions by 2023.

The global supply chain operator has formed an internal women’s network dedicated to giving both “male and female employees opportunities to express themselves, make suggestions, initiate or support actions that contribute positively to gender equality and that help increase the number of women in leadership positions.”

“The network is also intended to improve the reputation of the logistics and transport industry, a field...

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‘Land is plentiful’ for APM Terminals Mobile seaport growth

APM Terminals Mobile wants more companies to see what Alabama’s Gulf Coast has to offer.

It said several major corporations — from Airbus to Amazon, BendPak to Bombardier, Honda to Hyundai — already use the Port of Mobile as a global logistics hub. 

Brian Harold, APM Terminals Mobile’s managing director, said the region has it all — “available land near the port to grow manufacturing and DCs, five Class I railroads for inland supply chains, three interstate highways and a cargo airport near the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/land-is-plentiful-for-apm-terminals-mobile-seaport-growth

Canadian firm to build third manufacturing plant in Juárez, Mexico

Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) announced it will expand its capacity in Mexico with the construction of a new plant in Ciudad Juárez. 

The $185 million manufacturing plant will be the company’s third in Juárez and create up to 1,000 new permanent jobs, said José Boisjoli, BRP’s president and chief executive officer.

“Despite the [coronavirus] pandemic, demand for our products has remained strong, and even surpassed last year’s figures for the same period,” Boisjoli...

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Bombardier: Εγκαταλείπει την εμπορική αεροπορική βιομηχανία

Η Bombardier αποτελεί μία από τις γνωστότερες κατασκευαστικές εταιρείες, με σημαντικό ρόλο στην κατασκευή αεροσκαφών. Αν και η καναδική εταιρεία είναι από τις ισχυρότερες στον κλάδο των ιδιωτικών τζετ, είχε στο παρελθόν μεγάλη παρουσία και στην αγορά των εμπορικών αεροσκαφών.

Η καναδική κατασκευαστική εταιρεία παρουσίαζε σημαντικά οικονομικά προβλήματα, προχωρώντας τα τελευταία πέντε χρόνια στην πώληση του κατασκευαστικού τμήματος ελικοφόρων αεροσκαφών Q400 και του τμήματος των CRJ αεροσκαφών....

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2020/02/23/bombardier-egkataleipei-tin-emporiki-aeroporiki-viomichania/