Tag Archives: logistics

Parcel lockers reduce car use related to pick-up of goods

Posted on April 19, 2023 by nradmin
Package lockers provide more climate-friendly distribution than home delivery and pick-up in stores and kiosks. This is one of the main findings in a new TØI-report where researchers have investigated the use of parcel lockers at pick-up points in neighborhoods in Oslo, Bærum, Asker and...

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Nordic cooperation for increased circularity of textiles

Posted on February 16, 2023 by nradmin
The textile industry is one of the most polluted industries in the world and is estimated to account for ten percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Despite this, clothes and home textiles are not handled according to the waste hierarchy, where priority should be given to prevent generation of...

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A combined mobility sector meets in Oslo at the Mobility 2023 conference

Posted on December 2, 2022 by nradmin
On 27 and 28 March 2023, a combined mobility sector is organizing Norway's largest research-based conference on transport and mobility in Oslo. We live in a time of tough climate targets, energy challenges and an ongoing war in Europe, which largely affect the transport sector. Changes and new...

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Knowledge gaps and new Big Data innovation sources in freight and logistics

Posted on September 20, 2022 by nradmin
The freight and logistics sector experiences a period of great transformation as new technological options such as zero emission vehicles become reality and the digitalization of services proceeds. Proper policies are required to guide and support the transition in an optimal manner. Two reports...

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Together we shape a more sustainable future of freight transport in Europe

Posted on May 31, 2021 by nradmin
In 2021, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has started to lead a new project to tackle the future challenges in the freight and logistics area. Funded under European Union’s Horizon 2020 program, Smart freight TranspOrt and logistics Research Methodologies – STORM project aims at...

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