August 10, 2016 Uruguay, Belgium sign Montevideo port expansion contract Uruguay's transport and public works minister Víctor Rossi, along with Belgium's deputy prime minister Didier Reynders, signed a contract for the expansion of Montevideo port's...
August 8, 2016 Mexico's Altamira port publishes US$204mn investment plan The concessionaire of Altamira port in Mexico will invest 3.86bn pesos (US$204mn) as part of its 2015-2020 strategic plan, according to information in the country's official...
August 5, 2016 French firms to run 2 Cuba airports Cuba has chosen French firms Bouygues Bâtiment and Aeroports de París to modernize and run two airports as tourist traffic grows.The companies will operate José Martí...
August 4, 2016 Argentina's Macri cuts ribbon on overhauled Córdoba airport Argentina's President Mauricio Macri officially opened Córdoba province's renovated Ingeniero Ambrosio Taravella international airport following 700mn pesos (US$47mnn) in...
August 3, 2016 Peru cement producer grows bottom line as sales rise Peruvian cement producer Cementos Yura boosted its second quarter profit 7.6% from a year ago as both production and sales gained.Net income was 42.5mn soles (US$13mn) in the...
August 2, 2016 Mexican lawmaker calls for public transport to have priority Mexican deputy Mirza Flores Gómez of the left-leaning Movimiento Ciudadano party has called on the governments of Mexico City and the state of Mexico to prioritize the...
August 1, 2016 Brazil's ex-president Lula indicted Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was indicted on Friday in connection with the country's Lava Jato corruption investigation. The decision to indict was...
July 27, 2016 Peru's Unacem doubles H1 earnings Peru's largest cement producer, Unacem, more than doubled its net income in the first half despite a decline in output.Unacem posted a 358mn-sol (US$108mn) profit in the first...
July 27, 2016 Profit of Mexican airport operator OMA jumps in Q2 Mexican airport operator OMA's net profit jumped 60.9% to 446mn pesos (US$24mn) in the second quarter.According to the firm's unaudited results, revenue grew 21% year-on-year to...
July 27, 2016 Medellín looks into drones to speed up transit The secretariat of mobility in Colombian city Medellín is looking into drones as a solution to offset the insufficient number of transit police and clear roads in cases of...
January 4, 2021 5 Manufacturing Trends to Watch in 2021 Both the immediate and long-term future of the manufacturing industry will be defined by the development of a number of ever-evolving and prominent trends. These trends are...
January 11, 2021 5 Predictions for an Unpredictable 2021 What’s in store for the construction industry? How will OEMs and rental companies adapt to better serve their customers? How are customer needs changing? And in the face of a...
January 7, 2021 AEM Subsidiary HAI Welcomes Todd Snell as Vice President and COO Hargrove & Associates, Inc. (HAI) announces the addition of Todd Snell as the company’s new Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective as of Jan. 1.A familiar face...
January 14, 2021 AEM Members Recognized for Design and Engineering Excellence with 2021 CES 2021 Innovation Awards AEM member companies John Deere and Robert Bosch LLC were among several companies recently recognized as Consumer Electronics Show (CES)2021 Innovation Award winners.Each year,...