Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
CEI-Sphere (Cloud-Edge-IoT Spheres of Large-Scale Pilots) is a Horizon Europe project supporting the development of an open, interoperable and competitive European Cloud-Edge-IoT (CEI) ecosystem. As digital technologies become increasingly critical for Europe’s competitiveness, resilience and strategic autonomy, CEI-Sphere works to connect research, Read more
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
At the World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR 2026), held in Toulouse from 6-10 July 2026, the session “B4-TS06A – SIG B4: Urban Goods Movement – Microhub/UCC”, chaired by Joris Beckers, brought together researchers exploring how data, spatial analysis and modelling can support the planning and Read more
Thursday, July 16th, 2026
ALICE is pleased to welcome Bangor University as a new member, strengthening the community’s expertise in artificial intelligence, optimisation and data-driven logistics. Founded in 1884, Bangor University is a research-intensive institution based in North Wales with a strong international reputation in research, innovation and sustainability. The University hosts the Read more
Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
On 8 June 2026, 18 EU Member States signed a Joint Declaration of Intent to establish Large-scale Cross-border Testbeds for Autonomous Vehicles, marking an important step towards the coordinated deployment of automated transport services across Europe. The initiative, launched under the European Automotive Action Plan, aims to accelerate the commercial pre-deployment Read more
Tuesday, July 14th, 2026
Knowledge & Results On 8 June 2026, EU transport ministers endorsed the first two roadmaps developed under the Clean Transport Corridor Initiative (CTCI), marking an important step towards the large-scale deployment of zero-emission heavy-duty road transport across Europe. The roadmaps, covering the Scandinavian-Mediterranean and North Sea-Baltic Read more
Monday, July 13th, 2026
The workshop “Autonomous Inland Waterway Vessels: Market Ready or Are There Still Links Missing?”, held on 23 June 2026, brought together logistics stakeholders, inland waterway operators, ports, technology developers, researchers and shippers to discuss the opportunities and remaining barriers for deploying automated inland vessels in Europe. Read more
Friday, July 10th, 2026
The DELPHI Final Event, held in Athens, Greece, on 18 June 2026, marked the conclusion of three years of collaboration to advance more coordinated, data-enabled mobility for passengers and freight. Through pilot demonstrations in Madrid, Attica, Mykonos and Cluj-Napoca, the project explored Read more
Friday, July 10th, 2026
Europe has spent decades trying to shift freight from road to rail. Yet today, around three quarters of inland freight still travels by road, while congestion, driver shortages and transport emissions continue to grow. What if the biggest obstacle isn’t rail itself Read more
Thursday, July 9th, 2026
On 18 June 2026, the European Logistics Observatory officially kicked off with an online meeting dedicated to presenting the initiative’s vision, research framework and opportunities for stakeholder engagement. Developed by the Contract Logistics Observatory of Politecnico di Milano in collaboration with ALICE, the European Logistics Observatory Read more
Wednesday, July 8th, 2026
ALICE has published the report “Intermodal Transport Survey 2025: Unlocking Rail’s Competitive Potential”, providing new insights into the perceptions, challenges and opportunities surrounding intermodal freight transport in Europe. Developed within ALICE’s Supply Network Coordination and Collaboration Thematic Group (TG4) as part of the activity increase the use Read more