IKIGAI is an EU-funded project supporting the digital and green transition of freight transport and logistics in Europe
The project scales up five industry-driven logistics innovations that promote shared capacities and resources, harmonised digital processes, and integrated emissions tracking and reduction mechanisms. These innovations enable collaborative transport and logistics services across networks, including urban logistics. Focusing on measurable business impact, IKIGAI delivers practical tools, large-scale pilots, and a governance framework to facilitate the adoption of and compliance with the Physical Internet vision.
IKIGAI project : key facts and figures
DURATION
42 months
From July 2025
to December 2028
EU FUNDING
€15 million
Co-funded by the Horizon
Europe Programme
PARTNERS
30+ organisations
including industry leaders,
SMEs, research centres,
and public authorities
LOGISTICS INNOVATIONS
5 real-world pilots
Covering urban hubs, port zones, intermodal transport, digitalisation and data governance, and packaging standards Europe Programme
Become a PI Ambassador
Support the transition to digital and zero-emission logistics by joining the PI Ambassadors Community. Share your expertise, promote standardised processes, and gain recognition within Europe’s logistics innovation community.
What is the Physical Internet Norm?
The Physical Internet Norm (PI Norm) defines common procedures to align logistics operations with digital and zero-emission goals. Discover how your organisation can prepare for compliance and benefit from streamlined, interoperable logistics services.
Physical Internet Observatory
Follow developments in Physical Internet implementation through the Physical Internet Observatory (PI Observatory). This expert-led knowledge hub collects data from pilots, showcases practical use cases, and shares emerging standards driving.
Latest news and events
IKIGAI Logistics Innovations
The IKIGAI project continues to advance its portfolio of logistics innovations, strengthening alignment with the Physical Internet (PI) through the development of collaborative, standardised and digitally enabled logistics systems. By bringing together industry stakeholders, governance frameworks and interoperable technologies, IKIGAI demonstrates how freight transport can evolve towards scalable, zero-emission and interconnected networks.
IKIGAI at IPIC 2026: Multimodal hubs, ports and deployable nodes
At IPIC 2026 in Bordeaux, the IKIGAI project showcased methodologies and tools to help scale Physical Internet innovations beyond pilot projects. Discussions highlighted the importance of interoperability, governance, stakeholder collaboration and readiness assessment to accelerate the deployment of scalable, zero-emission logistics solutions.
IKIGAI at Gruber Logistics Innovation Summit
At the Gruber Logistics Innovation Summit, Fernando Liesa and Sergio Barbarino highlighted the importance of collaboration in addressing the challenges facing logistics. Discussions focused on the Physical Internet, innovation deployment, automation and AI, emphasising that resilient and sustainable supply chains require not only technological advances but also stronger collaboration across organisations and stakeholders. Their contributions closely reflected the ambitions of the IKIGAI Project, which is accelerating the transition towards collaborative, interconnected and zero-emission freight transport systems.
