The TRACE Project is pleased to announce the release of its new overview video, presenting the project’s main concepts, goals, and ongoing demonstrations across Europe. The video offers audiences a concise look into how TRACE supports synchromodal, data-driven, and collaborative logistics through an integrated smart platform.
Addressing Key Challenges in Today’s Logistics Landscape
The logistics sector faces increasing pressure to remain flexible, sustainable, and efficient. Emerging trends such as intelligent resource management, real-time visibility, and environmentally responsible operations continue to shape how goods move across regions. The TRACE overview video outlines these challenges and explains how the project responds by promoting enhanced coordination, shared resources, and reduced environmental impact.
Introducing the TRACE Concept
TRACE is a 3-year Horizon Europe project that develops a smart platform supporting the synchro-modal logistics paradigm. The platform integrates planning, scheduling, optimization, events management, and blockchain-enabled smart contracts for technical and financial transactions. With this approach, TRACE aims to provide an intelligent layer that complements existing logistics systems and improves operational decision-making for a wide range of stakeholders.
A Platform for Multiple Stakeholders
The video highlights how TRACE serves the diverse ecosystem involved in logistics operations. Stakeholders include application developers, logistics managers, manufacturers, service end users, SMEs, policy makers, public authorities, ICT providers, and research organisations. Each group can engage with TRACE through dedicated functionalities, ranging from API integrations to dashboards, decision-support tools, and data-driven insights.
Real-World Demonstrations Across Europe
TRACE is currently being demonstrated in large-scale pilots in Greece, Italy, and Slovenia. These demonstrations explore both urban and intercity logistics scenarios, involving various transportation modes such as trains, vans, delivery trucks, electric vehicles, and drones. The pilots aim to evaluate coordinated logistics networks that reduce costs, fuel use, and environmental impact while supporting the objectives of participating stakeholders.
Watch the Video
The full TRACE overview video is available here.