Logistics
This category includes multi modal freight depots, cargo bike fleets and all related management systems.
Amazon Invests Heavily in Micromobility
Belfast, Northern Ireland Logistics giant Amazon has recently opened its latest micromobility hub, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It’s one of 40 such hubs that Amazon has already opened in cities across Europe. Micromobility hubs are physical centres within urban areas where packages are sorted before the final leg of their journey. They are usually located…
Last-Mile Delivery News: Zoomo Partnerships & Perth Study
Sydney-based electric fleet provider Zoomo is doubling down on its four-wheeled e-cargo bike options in Europe by partnering with vehicle suppliers Vok and Fernhay. Both Vok, based in Estonia, and Fernhay, which has its headquarters in London, specialise in automotive-grade electric cargo bikes targetting last-mile deliveries. The new partnerships come soon after Zoomo announced it…
Pilot Setting Framework for Australian Last Mile Sector
Sydney, NSW A large-scale trial to help entrench micromobility last-mile delivery services in Australian cities is on track to begin in Sydney in October. The three-month trial will aim to identify obstacles to widespread adoption of e-bike last-mile delivery services in Australia and set benchmarks that encourage the changes needed to foster the sector, according…
Zoomo Partnership Boosts Capacity for Last-Mile Sector
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Brisbane-based e-bike subscription company Zoomo is scaling up its operations in Europe and the UK, announcing a new partnership as it moved towards larger vehicles. Zoomo last week announced the new partnership with Amsterdam-based Urban Arrow, a global leader in medium-sized e-cargo bikes, to further target the last-mile delivery sector. “This partnership…
Amazon Creates New Micromobility Management Role
Seattle, US Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, is stepping up its use of e-mobility, including the appointment of its first micromobility fleet program manager. The Seattle-based organisation, on track to become the US’s largest delivery service, this month advertised the fleet manager’s position. According to the job advertisement, the role would be responsible for…
Free Planning Guide For Cycle Logistics Hubs Published
Copenhagen / Denmark City Changer Cargo Bike (CCCB) is a collaboration of 20 partners including cities, research institutions, NGOs, and industries from all over Europe in the quest to achieve a faster, more cost-effective and larger-scale deployment of cargo bike based logistics. On 22nd January 2021 CCCB published a comprehensive 28-page guide to different design…
Fedex Embraces E-Cargo Bikes
Here is a short, well-produced corporate video from FedEx’s Toronto Canada office where they’re the latest in a long line of logistics operations to replace at least some of their trucks with cargo bikes. The Bullitt Cargo Bike fleet are being supplied to Fedex by Curbside Cycle, a Toronto bicycle dealer that specialises in urban…
Australian Micromobility Company Raises $16 Million for International Expansion
In late August 2020 Sydney based Bolt Bikes completed a Series A capital raise of $16 million to expand its operations in the USA. The startup has also announced a rebrand with a new name, Zoomo, and a new logo. The Australian Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) led the capital raise with a $7 million…
