by Walther Ploos van Amstel
Amazon’s European footprint just got significantly larger. The e-commerce and cloud giant invested a record € 60+ billion across Europe in 2025, including over €40 billion within the EU alone. For those working in city logistics and last-mile delivery, the ripple effects are hard to ignore. Jobs, infrastructure, and supply chains Amazon now supports over …
A new study from TU Delft researchers, published in Urban Planning (2026), offers practical insights into how cities can use urban space — including temporarily vacant plots — to keep materials circulating rather than ending up as waste. The research examines three cases in Amsterdam where the municipality used storage spaces of varying scales and …
When logistics professionals discuss supply chain innovation, companies such as Amazon, Zara, and Walmart usually dominate the conversation. Yet one of the most sophisticated supply chain innovators today may be a company better known for meal kits than logistics: HelloFresh. Behind its weekly deliveries lies one of the world’s most advanced food supply chains. Over …
How Do You Determine the Right Charging Infrastructure? What strategic, tactical, and operational questions do you need to answer? Electric vehicles require charging stations to recharge their batteries — stations that are located in the right places and sized to match the realities of daily urban logistics operations. Freight transport, where delivery predictability and low …
Albert Heijn recently opened a new charging hub for electric trucks at its National Distribution Center in Geldermalsen. Equipped with ten fast chargers delivering up to 560 kW, the facility marks another significant step in decarbonizing the retailer’s logistics network. If you spot an electric truck on a Dutch motorway today, there is a good …
On 30 January 2026, through the distribution market sector of Transport en Logistiek Nederland, we made an inspiring company visit to Lidl Netherlands in Almere. The visit focused on their sustainability vision and the layout of their charging yards. Lidl demonstrated how they have structurally integrated electric transport into their logistics operations and how charging …
What competencies should a transport and warehousing professional in a logistics service company have when designing, organizing, and managing energy systems (hardware and data) for the electricification of freight? Strategic, tactical, and operational questions in charging infrastructure Companies will be electrifying their fleets in the years ahead. How do you prepare for that as a …
We all know the reflex: the washing machine stutters, the phone screen cracks, or the e-bike loses its punch — and we immediately start browsing for a replacement. But a 2026 study by TNO and the Dutch Association for Circular Economy (NVCE) shows this instinct is costing consumers real money. Choosing repair or refurbishment keeps …
A new European Commission study maps out why small electronics rarely make it back into the circular economy — and what cities and policymakers can do about it. Every year, millions of smartphones, tablets, laptops, and their chargers reach the end of their useful life in European households. Yet instead of being returned, repaired, or …
Researchers at Delft University of Technology used computer simulations to predict the effects of introducing a minimum wage for platform workers, concluding that a fair wage is achievable but requires bold political decisions. The article focuses on a March 2026 study by researchers Farnoud Ghasemi and colleagues, who built an agent-based simulation modeling the behavior …