Innovation in last-mile logistics:
Companies should be 6 times smarter
THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM GREEN DEAL ZERO EMISSION CITY LOGISTICS
IN THE NETHERLANDS
WALTHER PLOOS VAN AMSTEL – AUAS – JULY 2020

Challenges in urban logistics
u Space
u Congestion
u Emissions (CO2 and air pollution)
u Noise
u Safety
u Damage
u Higher cost-to-serve
u Livable city: ‘autoluw’

Damage: infrastructure

‘Autoluw’ includes city logistics

Amsterdam:
some facts about city logistics
u 20% of vehicles on the road
u LCV’s: 80% (daily 30.000)
u Trucks: 20% (daily 6.000)
u 5% of LCVs and trucks deliver 65% shipments
u LCV’s going into Amsterdam:
u From Amsterdam to Amsterdam: 8%
u From greater Amsterdam region: 46%
u From other regions: 46%
u Distance: 95-97% rides are shorter then 150 km (also for trucks)
u 1 or 2 stops
u Payload 85% less then 400 kg

In freight:
35% CO2 related to city logistics

In freight:
35% CO2 related to city logistics

Outlook Citylogistics - Connekt

Ambition:
Urban logistics electrified
by 2025
Questions:
• How to electrify
current operations?
• Where and how to
charge?
• Impact on grid?
Amsterdam zero emission zones

Zero emissions city logistics
Five times smarter
u Plan:
30 to 40 cities introducing inner city
zero emission zones in 2025 Impacting 40.000 trucks
and 400.000 (plus) LCV’s
u Smart vehicle (or no vehicle):
industry segment solution
u Smart driver
u Smart dynamic transport planning
u Smart charging (vehicle2building)
u Smart purchasing of energy services
u Smart regulations and subsidies

Strategy
Results
Network
Planning and
control
ICT
Organisation
NationalandEU
policies
Localpolicies
INFRASTRUCTURE

Slow versus personalised
‘Slow mobility’
Bundling
Ecocombi/Synchro
Platoons
Push
Open data
‘Personalised mobility’
Value of time
Clean
Safe
Pull
Open data

Hubs

Amsterdam: use of waterways

Amsterdam: LEFV

Amsterdam: Parcls

Amsterdam: robotization?

Amsterdam: focus on construction

Strategy
Results
Network
Planning and
control
ICT
Organisation
NationalandEU
policies
Localpolicies
Infrastructure
Collaborative control

Open data:
ITS and intelligent access
u Smart loading and unloading zones
u Privileges
u Digital enforcement
u XXL routes
u Safer roads
u Share real time data with TMS
u Smart charging
u Very strategic issue:
new role for government

Collaborative control

Strategy
Results
Network
Planning and
control
ICT
Organisation
NationalandEU
policies
Localpolicies
Infrastructure
Collaborative control
Social innovation

Social innovation:
creating value of time together
u Strategic collaboration: shippers,
transporters, truck and trailer
builders and government
u Planner 2.0: align planning
operational and tactical
u The driver of the future
u Experiment: train as you fight…

AUAS – urban technology research
u Annual outlook city logistics
u Light electric freight vehicles
u ‘Gas op elektrisch’ – service logistics
u H2waste
u Ahold zero emission home deliveries
u Construction logistics
u Waste logistics
u Food and HoReCa logistics
u Public procurement
u ITS in city logistics/intelligent access
u National charging infrastructure
u Smart charging infrastructure
u Urban design for city logistics

Practice what we preach