article thumbnail

Two Million Vacant Manufacturing Jobs by 2025…How Can We Tackle the Skills Gap?

GlobalTranz

manufacturing sector following recent years of reshoring and great slow-down of new off-shoring by major manufacturers, and gradual economic recovery from the 2008 financial markets disaster, appear likely to increase the workforce deficiency over coming decades, in light of ongoing staff shortages. Filling the Skills Gap.

article thumbnail

Creating a Green Marine Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

To see these regulations through, the IMO is aiming to reduce total annual greenhouse emissions by 2050 by at least 50% compared to 2008 [4]. By 2025, further measures are supposed to be adopted to keep environmental considerations top of the agenda for vessels, ports and third parties. Operational Considerations. Looking Forward.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Airbus to Double China Based Final Assembly Aircraft Output

Supply Chain Matters

This facility has been operational since 2008. Reportedly, plans call for the second assembly line to be operational by the second half of 2025. Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury traveled to China last week in conjunction with a state visit from French President Emmanuel Marcon’s with China ’s senior leaders.

China 52
article thumbnail

This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. As early as 2025, at least 50 percent of new Porsches sold will include an electric drive. FedEx now has a mission to be carbon-neutral by 2040.

article thumbnail

Offering Prayers While Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2008-2009, nine died and hundreds became ill. The PCA Corporation lost their case in the court of public opinion in 2008, but the federal conviction is seven years later. In 2008, the company manufactured 2.5% The food recall is the largest in US history. The sentence is groundbreaking. Was it profits before safety?

article thumbnail

How Hong Kong is Enhancing its Sustainability Efforts

EcoVadis

The Plan also discusses further on how the building sectors could contribute to the reduction targets as per the Energy saving plan 2015-2025+ published in 2015, and how better urban planning could improve transport energy efficiency and reduce roadside carbon emission. The target is more ambitious that the China’s national target.

article thumbnail

6 Manufacturing Trends to Watch Out for in 2016

GlobalTranz

A recent report by Frost & Sullivan, “The Future of Parts and Service Retailing in the Automotive Aftermarket” , predicts that by 2025, 10 to 15 percent of all global parts sales will be made online. Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of robots sold was about 115,000 units.