GSCW chat recap: Flowers, vaccines, perishables power MIA cargo growth
Miami Airport brings logistics competitors together for smooth vaccine distribution 182 1 minute read
This fireside chat recap is from Day 1 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 1 focuses on the military, aerospace and manufacturing.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Gateway to Latin America
DETAILS: Miami International Airport is the cargo hub for the Americas. Flowers, fresh fruit, seafood, machinery and other products transfer there between U.S. destinations and Latin America and Europe. MIA had a record year for cargo in 2020 despite the COVID pandemic. Pineda discusses why Miami continues to grow with cargo operations and how it organized the cargo community to make sure pharmaceutical companies were confident that COVID-19 vaccines could be handled quickly and efficiently.