Institute for City Logistics

General Info
Overview

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

International Conferences

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.

Investigations

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.

Short courses

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.

Newsletters

ICL will issue newsletters periodically by Internet. They will include recent topics on city logistics and urban freight transport.

Books

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).

Mailing address

Professor Emeritus Eiichi Taniguchi
Institute for City Logistics
41-1 Kanda-Higashimatsushita-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0042, Japan
e-mail: conf2025@citylogistics.org