News & Events
IKIGAI at the ALICE Brokerage Event 2026
IKIGAI participated in the ALICE Brokerage Event 2026 in Brussels, strengthening collaboration across Europe’s logistics ecosystem. Recognised during the General Assembly as a strategic milestone, IKIGAI advances Physical Internet governance and supports scalable, zero-emission freight innovation aligned with Horizon Europe 2026-2027 ambitions.
IKIGAI advances business adoption of reusable SmartBoxes with LI5 kick-off in Brussels
On 13 January 2026, the IKIGAI Project held the hybrid kick-off meeting of Logistics Innovation 5 (LI5) “GS1 SMART-Box pooling governance scaling up to Belgium and France” in Brussels and online. The event was hosted by GS1 Europe. LI5 addresses the specific business challenge of deploying reusable, standardised modular boxes on a large scale through open, economically viable pooling models.
IKIGAI Featured in IDSA Tech Talk
IKIGAI was featured at an IDSA Tech Talk on interoperable, sovereign data spaces, highlighting its role in advancing standardised, IDSA-aligned data sharing for logistics through interoperability frameworks, pilots, and impact-driven dissemination and governance innovation efforts.
IKIGAI Task 3.5 Kick-off Meeting (KoM) workshop
Book & Claim is emerging as a key near-term solution for road freight decarbonisation, enabling credible biofuel claims across complex supply chains where electrification is not yet scalable, provided robust governance, verification and interoperability are ensured.
IKIGAI consortium meets online
The IKIGAI consortium held its second project-wide meeting, reviewing early progress, aligning work packages, and advancing pilot planning. Discussions were focused and constructive, reinforcing coordination and setting a clear roadmap for the next phase.
Save the date: IPIC 2026 – a milestone for the future of the Physical Internet
IPIC 2026 will bring the global Physical Internet community to Bordeaux and Albi to explore how high-tech and low-tech solutions can jointly accelerate intelligent, collaborative and zero-emission logistics.
Season’s Greetings from the IKIGAI project!
As 2025 draws to a close, the IKIGAI project reflects on a year of collaboration and looks ahead to 2026, focused on advancing practical standards, real-world pilots and progress towards zero-emission, Physical Internet-enabled freight transport.
Launching the Physical Internet Ambassadors Community
The IKIGAI project launched the Physical Internet (PI) Ambassadors Community, a key step forward in our mission to enable open, collaborative, and zero-emission freight transport systems.
Participation of the IKIGAI project at the ALICE Logistics Innovation Summit
The IKIGAI project took part at the Logistics Innovation Summit 2025, held on 23-24 October at the Tangla Hotel in Brussels. Through its participation, IKIGAI underscored its mission to accelerate the adoption of the Physical Internet (PI) by 2040 and support the European Green Deal objectives.
IKIGAI workshop “Towards Standards for the Physical Internet: Building the Foundations for Global Interoperability”
On 22 October 2025, the IKIGAI Project took part in the international workshop “Towards Standards for the Physical Internet: Building the Foundations for Global Interoperability”, held in Brussels and co-organised by ALICE (Alliance for Logistics Innovation through...
