Friday, May 31st, 2024
Challenge Definition Returning large number of very small volumes is challenging due to the fragmented landscape and lack of digitalization of the associated processes (e.g. e-commerce returns). Additionally, the new EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging (Packaging and Read more
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
In the evolving field of urban logistics, sustainability and efficiency are paramount. On 6 May, ALICE’s Urban Logistics Thematic Group, in partnership with POLIS, held a webinar “Greening Urban Freight – Let’s be inspired: use of AI in urban logistics”. This Read more
Tuesday, April 30th, 2024
About Urban Logistics Innovation Day 2024: Urban logistics plays an important role in cities. Urbanisation, business activities and change of lifestyles have increased demands on urban logistics, resulting in negative impacts, such as pollution and noise, traffic safety issues, congestion Read more
Monday, April 22nd, 2024
Several research and innovation projects on urban logistics funded by Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020 gathered together at TRA2024 in Dublin, Ireland. A special session, titled ‘Innovation in Urban Logistics: Public and Private Sectors Thriving Together’, was held on 16th Read more
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024
Discover the funding opportunities available through the Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) Programme. Launched by EIT Urban Mobility, it promotes urban innovation by addressing specific mobility challenges in cities. Through competitions, it engages local innovators to develop solutions, supported by Read more
Wednesday, March 6th, 2024
Physical Internet (PI) is a concept for system-thinking of city infrastructures like computing assets that can be provisioned “on-demand” through cloud like “Infrastructure as a Service” (IaaS) concepts (Franklin et al., 2023). PI proposes pooling resources and assets in Read more
Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, and Europe’s largest network for mobility innovation in cities. In this webinar, challenge area lead for sustainable city logistics, Read more
Tuesday, November 21st, 2023
Construction activities are ever present in cities and create major complications for traffic flows. Urban population tends to grow, increasing the need to develop and reconstruct urban centres. Logistics for urban construction projects, e.g. transporting material and waste, has significant Read more
Monday, November 13th, 2023
We are thrilled to announce that ALICE stands out among the key European organisations in the recent publication “Policy options to reduce emissions from the mobility sector: inspiring examples and learning opportunities” by Covenant of Mayors – Europe. The Covenant Read more
Thursday, October 26th, 2023
Urban space is precious. In the POLIS – ALICE Joint Guide “Fast-track dynamic planning and access to urban spaces, zones and resources” has been recommended as an action to reduce conflicts and efficient use of urban space. The logistics sector Read more