Miami International Airport launches AI-powered cargo platform
The system aims to improve truck scheduling, reduce waiting times and cut annual carbon emissions by 5,900 US tons if adopted across the airport’s cargo operations.
L to R: Ralph Cutie, Director and CEO, MIA; Daniella Levine Cava, Mayor, Miami-Dade County; Danielle Cohen Higgins, Commissioner, Miami-Dade County; Amar More, Founder and CEO, Kalé
Miami International Airport (MIA) has launched an AI-powered Airport Cargo Community System (ACCS), developed by Kalé Logistics, to improve cargo coordination, reduce congestion and cut carbon emissions. The launch was announced at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Air Cargo Forum in Miami on 27 October.
The platform provides a shared online portal for freight forwarders, cargo handlers, truckers, carriers and ground handlers, reducing reliance on fragmented, manual information exchange. It is designed to improve information sharing, advance planning and truck scheduling, helping reduce waiting times and increase productivity across the airport’s cargo operations.
Cargo trucks currently arrive at MIA with limited information about their arrival times and cargo types, contributing to congestion, carbon emissions and operational inefficiencies. The new system is also intended to provide the digital infrastructure needed to connect MIA with international partner airports and facilitate the movement of goods along specific international trade lanes.
MIA handled a record 3.4 million US tons of freight in 2025, making it the busiest freight airport in the US and the third busiest in the world, after Hong Kong and Shanghai. Its cargo operations require an average of 190 cargo-only flights and more than 1,600 truck trips daily.
If adopted across MIA’s entire cargo operation, the system could save 5,900 US tons of carbon dioxide emissions, 3,000 trees and up to $250 million in annual operational costs across the air cargo supply chain. These estimates are based on a 15% reduction in paper handling and an average saving of two hours in truck turnaround time.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the technology would help simplify and speed up the movement of goods through the airport, support businesses and jobs dependent on international trade, and improve operational efficiency and sustainability.
Amar More, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Kalé, said the platform could improve collaboration and visibility across MIA’s cargo operations, where small inefficiencies can have a significant impact given the volume of freight handled.
