16 October 2026 | News
Despite increasing digitalisation, time slot management in logistics is still a long way from achieving genuine interoperability across different providers. Waiting times at loading bays, manual coordination processes and proprietary interfaces therefore remain part of everyday operations. Members of the Open Logistics Foundation have therefore developed an open, vendor-neutral interface for Time Slot Management and are now looking for companies to test it under real-world conditions.
5 October 2026 | News
As of 5 October 2026, Spain’s DeCA (Documento electrónico de control administrativo) is mandatory for relevant road freight transport operations, marking a shift from paper-based to digital control documentation.
6 August 2026 | News
The EOSA Partner Community was officially launched in July 2026, with the Open Logistics Foundation included among eight total Founding Knowledge Partners. The programme brings together commercial, academic, public-interest, and civil society organisations to support the Academy’s work and strengthen the open source software and hardware ecosystem across Europe. EOSA was simultaneously named as a new Open Logistics Foundation Network Partner.
8 July 2026 | News
Every day, millions of delivery notes accompany goods shipments across Europe. However, there is no standardised digital data model for this. The Open Logistics Foundation is launching the eDeliveryNote project and will in the future provide free, openly available open source components that connect existing systems rather than replacing them.
7 July 2026 | News
From 1–2 July 2026, members and partners of the Open Logistics Foundation gathered at Spielfeld Digital Hub in Berlin, Germany for the fourth annual Open Source Innovation Days (OSID). As the Foundation’s first in-person member event of the year, OSID brings together the people behind our projects to exchange ideas, challenge perspectives, strengthen relationships, and continue shaping the future of open source in logistics.
26 June 2026 | News
The Open Logistics Foundation continues to grow, including beyond the boundaries of the logistics sector. With Zunarelli Studio Legale Associato, a law firm is joining the Foundation for the very first time. The Italian firm, specialising in transport, logistics and maritime law, brings legal expertise into a community that has so far been shaped primarily by logistics service providers and IT companies. It sends a strong signal: the Open Logistics Foundation is a home for everyone who wants to help shape the digital future of freight transport.
19 June 2026 | News
Contargo is making internally developed code available to the logistics industry free of charge. The so-called containerLib is now available as an open source solution in the Open Logistics Foundation Repository and helps companies process container numbers and truck registration plates in a standardised way. Behind this lies more than just technology; it is a commitment to the collaborative digitalisation of logistics.
16 June 2026 | News
Spain has updated its rules for the electronic Documento de Control Administrativo (DeCA), introducing a simplified digital framework ahead of mandatory implementation on 5 October 2026.
10 June 2026 | News
The Open Logistics Foundation has gained a new member from the IT sector: adesso SE, a Dortmund-based IT service provider, brings extensive experience in implementing complex digitalisation projects. As a solution provider and implementation partner, adesso will help make the Foundation’s open source solutions accessible and usable for companies in the logistics sector.
