The total value of international freight originating from and destined to Miami International Airport (MIA) in 2016 jumped 8% to $57.3 billion in 2016, according to recently released data by the US Department of Commerce.Largely responsible for the spike was pharmaceutical (pharma) freight, which surged 48%, year over year, to $4.4 billion. Since 2010, when the total value of pharma shipments was $1.8 billion, MIA’s pharma trade has grown by 140%.The growth in life sciences cargo reflects ...