The Institute for City Logistics (ICL) was established in Kyoto, Japan in 1999. The most important objective of the Institute is to be the centre of excellence for research and development in City Logistics and urban freight transport. ICL conducts both fundamental research and applied investigations relating to actual problems within society. ICL also provides a platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and information concerning City Logistics and urban freight transport. ICL will perform a number of activities relating to City Logistics and urban freight transport, including:
Organising international conferences
Performing investigations
Presenting short courses
Issuing newsletters
Publishing books
ICL organised the International Conferences on City Logistics at:
1. Cairns, Australia, 12-14 July 1999
2. Okinawa, Japan, 27-29 June 2001
3. Madeira, Portugal, 25-27 June 2003
4. Langkawi, Malaysia, 12-14 July 2005
5. Crete Island, Greece, 11-13 July 2007
6. Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 30 June - 2 July 2009
7. Mallorca Island, Spain 7-9 June 2011
8. Bali, Indonesia, 17-19 June 2013
9. Tenerife, Spain, 17-19 June 2015
10. Phuket, Thailand,14-16 June 2017
11. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 12-14 June 2019
12. Bordeaux, France, 19-21 June 2023
It is planned to conduct an international conference on Cit Logistics every two years for providing the opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience in this research area. ICL will also organise occasional workshops. For example, the International Workshop on City Logistics and Urban Freight Transport was held in Singapore on 21 February 2024 and the International Workshop on Urban Freight Analytics was held in Tokyo, Japan on 23 April 2024.
ICL will perform in-depth investigations on City Logistics and urban freight transport. Researchers who belong to universities or research organisations can participate in the collaborative research programme at the ICL.
ICL will conduct short courses on City Logistics and urban freight transport for students, researchers and urban planners. In particular, the demonstration and the training of using software will be given in the courses.
ICL will issue newsletters periodically by Internet. They will include recent topics on city logistics and urban freight transport.
ICL published the proceedings of the former International Conferences on City Logistics (see Publications). This series of City Logistics will be published at the time of the international conference. ICL also published textbooks relating to city logistics (see Publications).
Professor Emeritus Eiichi Taniguchi
Institute for City Logistics
41-1 Kanda-Higashimatsushita-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0042, Japan
e-mail: conf2025@citylogistics.org