European logistics operates like a puzzle with missing pieces. A package traveling across borders passes through multiple independent companies, each managing their own vehicles and data separately. The result: delayed deliveries, wasted fuel, missed sustainability targets, and cities struggling to enforce emission regulations. TRACE changes this. It’s a coordination platform
The TRACE project continues to advance the digital transformation of freight transport by developing an innovative platform architecture that enables secure, scalable, and interoperable synchromodal logistics across Europe. Designed to seamlessly coordinate first-mile, middle-mile, and last-mile operations, the TRACE platform integrates cutting-edge communication technologies, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, and
Portorož, Slovenia | 17 June 2026 The TRACE project was successfully presented at Transport Engineering Days 2026 in Portorož, Slovenia, where representatives from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture of the University of Maribor (FGPA UM) showcased the project’s innovative work on sustainable urban logistics and autonomous
Athens, Greece | 5 June 2026 The TRACE project participated in the GREEN-LOG Athens Living Lab Stakeholder Event, titled “Collaborative Approaches to Last-Mile Logistics in the Urban Environment: Experiences from Athens,” bringing together around 60 stakeholders from the logistics sector, academia, local authorities, and European research initiatives. Co-organised by ACS,
Modena, Italy | 28 May 2026 The TRACE project successfully participated in Motor Valley Fest 2026, one of Italy’s leading innovation events, showcasing its smart logistics technologies to a diverse audience of more than 40,000 visitors. The event, held in Modena, Italy, brought together citizens, students, researchers, industry representatives, innovators,
Budapest, Hungary | 18–21 May 2026 The TRACE project was successfully presented at the 10th Transport Research Arena (TRA2026), one of Europe’s most prestigious conferences on transport and mobility research. Held in Budapest, Hungary, the event brought together leading researchers, industry representatives, transport operators, technology providers, policy makers, and academia
Portorož, Slovenia | 8–10 April 2026 The TRACE project was successfully showcased at the 13th International Logistics Congress – Supply Chains in Science and Practice, one of the leading logistics events in Central and South-Eastern Europe. Held in Portorož, Slovenia, the congress brought together more than 700 participants from over
Improving efficiency and sustainability in freight transport increasingly requires closer cooperation between logistics actors. However, collaboration between competing companies—known as horizontal logistics collaboration—remains relatively limited in practice. A recent scientific publication produced within the TRACE project examines this challenge by analysing the drivers and obstacles influencing collaboration among logistics service
On 4–5 March 2026, the TRACE consortium gathered in Vienna, Austria, for the 7th TRACE Plenary Meeting, hosted at the main building of TU Wien at Karlsplatz. The meeting was organised by TU Wien together with the MOVE research unit (Transport System Planning), which represents TU Wien’s contribution to the
