Messe München acquires Air Cargo Americas

Messe München has acquired the Air Cargo Americas Conference & Exhibition from the World Trade Center Miami to expand its logistics portfolio.

Although Messe München is taking over the trade fair, the World Trade Center Miami will remain on board as a strategic partner for a future three editions and will also support the Munich team in operational matters.

Messe München chief executives Reinhard Pfeiffer and Stefan Rummel jointly said: “We are delighted that Air Cargo Americas is joining our portfolio of trade fairs. For Messe München, this is an important step towards further expanding our activities in North and Latin America and tapping into one of the most attractive markets in the logistics industry.

“Air Cargo Americas is the ideal complement to transport logistic Americas, which we organized for the first time in Miami in 2022 and which was a great success thanks to the overwhelming response.”

The first co-located event will take place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 11-13, 2025 and the conference element of the event will be free to attend.

The event, which has been located in Miami since 1991, will have a multimodal focus, spanning air, sea, road, and rail and both organisations see this as an important aspect of the event.

Over 6,000 participants and 350 exhibitors are expected for the 2025 trade fair.

“The cooperation between the World Trade Center Miami and Messe München marks a milestone for the logistics industry,” said Ivan Barrios, president and chief executive of the World Trade Center Miami and Robert Schönberger, global industry lead at Messe München. “We are both excited about the opportunities this partnership will bring for the future. The multimodal approach is exactly what the industry needs to address the challenges of today and tomorrow, and this event will be the ideal platform to showcase the latest innovations and solutions.”