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Urban Living Labs and sustainable implementation at IPIC 2026
At IPIC 2026, the session “Urban Living Labs and Sustainable Implementation” showcased how projects including IKIGAI are translating Physical Internet concepts into practical urban logistics solutions through living labs, stakeholder collaboration and scalable approaches for sustainable last-mile delivery.
IKIGAI General Assembly
The IKIGAI General Assembly, held alongside IPIC 2026 in Bordeaux, brought project partners together to review progress, align upcoming activities and prepare for pilot deployment. Discussions focused on scaling logistics innovations beyond demonstrations, strengthening stakeholder engagement through the Physical Internet Ambassadors community, and supporting the transition towards more collaborative, interoperable and sustainable Physical Internet-enabled logistics networks.
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.
Physical Internet maturity model for corporations
The ALICE–JPIC webinar explored Japan’s Physical Internet Maturity Model (PIMM), highlighting how structured maturity frameworks, collaboration and international exchange can support scalable, interoperable and zero-emission logistics transformation.
IPIC 2026 webinar III Artificial Intelligence Applications for the Physical Internet
The third IPIC 2026 webinar explored how AI can support the Physical Internet through data-driven decision-making, adaptive collaboration and shared logistics planning. Organised with ALICE, IKIGAI and KEDGE Business School, the session highlighted practical approaches to more collaborative, efficient and zero-emission urban logistics systems, demonstrating how AI can help operationalise Physical Internet principles in real-world logistics networks.
Webinar Physical Internet applications for containerised consolidation on public transport
Webinar explored Physical Internet applications for integrating freight into public transport, co-organised by IKIGAI, ALICE, DISCO, Shift2Zero and URBANE, highlighting urban and rural logistics improvements and emission reduction potential.
Strengthening global collaboration to advance the Physical Internet
The transition toward Physical Internet–enabled logistics is accelerating globally. The EU-funded IKIGAI project contributes by translating strategic vision into practical implementation through innovation, piloting and international cooperation supporting collaborative, interoperable and sustainable logistics networks.
Key takeaways from the International Expert workshop
An international expert workshop gathered researchers, industry stakeholders and standardisation experts to explore how innovation pilots and emerging logistics solutions can scale into interoperable Physical Internet systems supporting efficient, collaborative and zero-emission logistics networks.
IKIGAI and partners publish white paper on book and claim
IKIGAI contributed to a Smart Freight Centre-led white paper on implementing book and claim for low-emission road freight. With input from P&G, Normec Verifavia and GRUBER Logistics, it provides a verified, standardised framework enabling credible, scalable emissions reporting.
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...
Why Is the project titled IKIGAI
In Japanese, ikigai means “a reason for being” – the point where what we love, what the world needs, what we are good at, and what we are paid for intersect. This concept is not just a name; it is the foundation of the IKIGAI Project’s purpose and vision.
IKIGAI represents a deeply held belief that the Physical Internet (PI) is essential to the future of logistics.
Kick-off meeting in Rome
On 8-9 July 2025, the IKIGAI consortium gathered in Rome for its official Kick-off Meeting, hosted by project coordinator FIT Consulting srl. This two-day event marked the formal launch of IKIGAI, a Horizon Europe project dedicated to advancing the Physical Internet (PI) and achieving the twin transition of logistics digitalisation and decarbonisation in Europe.
