• Miami as a logistics hub: The 2025 transport logistic Americas & air cargo Americas show returns to the Miami Beach Convention Center, leveraging the city’s role as a gateway between North and Latin America, with Messe München partnering with the World Trade Center Miami to expand its reach.
• Multimodal showcase: The exhibition will feature strong air cargo representation alongside maritime, road, and freight forwarding players, with national pavilions (e.g., Germany) and a focus on cross-industry collaboration to reflect integrated global supply chains.
• Beyond the show floor: A robust conference programme will address trade shifts, tariffs, and market entry strategies for the US and Latin America, while Miami’s relaxed setting enhances networking opportunities, aiming to attract shippers, cargo owners, and tech-driven innovators.
• transport logistic Americas and air cargo Americas show is preparing to return to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Building on a successful event in 2022, this year’s gathering promises a stronger, more integrated experience for global and regional logistics players — especially those looking to connect across North and Latin America.

“We launched our transport logistic Americas show in 2022, and for a launch event, it was really successful,” Robert Schönberger, Global Industry Lead for transport logistic and air cargo exhibitions at Messe München, said. “We got great feedback.”

From the start, the show’s location in Miami has been a key strategic move. “It’s the location about Miami, of course, it’s a gateway to the Americas,” Schönberger emphasised. “It’s the gateway to the markets and the capital of Latin America.”

Global brand with regional roots

Schönberger’s team, in collaboration with the World Trade Center Miami, has spent the last year carefully shaping the future of the event. A new venue and expanded ambition now define this next chapter.

“We were in touch with the World Trade Center Miami more or less a year ago and started to talk about what we could do together,” he explained. “Then we came to the agreement that it makes sense for us to take over the show, bring it to the Miami Beach Convention Center, which anyway was their plan.”

This partnership forms the bedrock of a unique blend: Messe München brings its international show-running expertise, while the World Trade Center Miami ensures robust local involvement. “Now we work together on this event with a strong local network… and we expect one of our typical transport logistic shows now focusing on the Americas.”

While the show will feature international exhibitors from Europe, the Middle East, and North America, its core target is clear: expand participation from the Americas. “Our aim is clear,” Schönberger stated. “We are focusing very much on the Americas, on the United States, and we want to invite companies from there to be present, and of course, visitors from the States, from Latin America.”

Multimodal connections 

One of the unique features of this Miami-based edition is its strong air cargo segment, a vertical Schönberger highlights as essential. “It’s going to be true transport logistic with a strong air cargo segment,” he said. But the event doesn’t stop there — it is designed to be fully multimodal.

“We cover all different segments,” Schönberger noted. “We have airlines, we have airports, we have general sales agents, ground handlers, providers who are exhibiting from the transport logistics side. We see maritime logistics companies. We will have road transportation and, of course, freight forwarders.”

This diversity in exhibitor types is deliberate and reflects the interconnectivity of modern supply chains. “All these different industries have to work together, and this is what we want to deliver.”

Notably, the show has already secured national pavilions, including one from Germany. “We already got approval for the German pavilion… we’re going to have at least more than ten German companies present,” Schönberger said, underscoring the event’s appeal.

More than a trade show

The exhibition will offer far more than booths and networking lounges. A robust conference programme will tackle pressing issues in global logistics and provide strategic insights for companies working within or entering the US and Latin American markets.

“We already are in touch with some local regional associations to support us, some regional chambers of commerce, associations, publishing houses,” said Schönberger. “We’re going to set up the conference programme.”

The content is set to reflect today’s rapidly evolving trade dynamics. “Right now we are in very interesting times. We see a lot of changes in the world economy and how we work together, and this will affect our supply chains,” he said. “I only mentioned tariffs, for example. So we will definitely have a lot of conference programme on these topics.”

From regulatory changes to practical guidance on entering regional markets, the conference aims to be as actionable as it is insightful. “To provide knowledge about how to do business in the US and in this specific market, Latin America… that should be, and will be, the main focus of the conference.”

Value beyond the show floor

Of course, part of what sets this event apart is its setting. “Miami is also a holiday destination,” Schönberger said with a smile. “Everybody who was at the Miami Beach Convention Center already knows it’s very close to the beach and Ocean Drive.”

Networking, a key element of any trade show, will benefit from the laid-back Miami atmosphere. “What we saw last time, really, in the afternoon, there is a lot of kind of happy hour going on on the show floor,” Schönberger noted. “A lot of opportunities to network and to interact.”

But beneath the relaxed surface, the show has serious intent. “It’s important to get the right people to Miami,” Schönberger said. “We need the cargo owners. We need the shippers… those who bring business into our industry.”

The interaction isn’t limited to buyers and sellers. One major goal is to foster integration among different transport modes. “It’s also about connections between different exhibitors,” he emphasised. “If you have the maritime logistics, if you have the air cargo industry… this is what we want to deliver.”

Charting the future — together

At its core, transport logistic Americas & air cargo Americas is about showcasing innovation and creating business momentum. “Exhibitors want to showcase themselves,” Schönberger said. “They want to show their latest innovation… what they can offer to their customers.”

He expects a strong presence from tech-driven companies and logistics startups. “We see a lot of… IT companies who provide new platform solutions, new technology to improve the industry.”

For Schönberger and his team, this event is a continuation of a legacy, not just a new start. “Cargo Americas… was founded in the early 1990s, and it’s now the most influential show in the US,” he said. “We are more than happy that we had the opportunity to take it over and to work closely with the World Trade Center, to also have this very special Miami flavour in the show.”

And the vision is clear: “To make it a real multimodal event where you can see everything you need in your daily life as a logistician.”