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We’re delighted to announce that the 2022 Edition of the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) will take place between 27-29th October! We’re teaming up with…

– Advertorial content – And now for something completely different: introducing the RAD15 Tornado35 cargo bike rim. Now that the word ‘cargo’ has become involved…

As many of you will know, we weren’t able to hold the International Cargo Bike Festival in 2020 and in 2021. However, we did publish…

– Advertorial content – New Motion Labs (NML) – a mechanical engineering startup based in the UK and Germany, recently unveiled the Enduo Cargo+, the…

All eyes are on Glasgow this coming two weeks, as world leaders and a multitude of negotiators, climate scientists, campaigners, businesses, NGOs and protesters descend…

New B2B & B2C event World of eMobility have partnered with the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF). Their upcoming debut event, due to take place…

We’re delighted to announce the release of The ICBF Magazine 2021. This year’s 40-page bumper edition includes a wide variety of articles giving perspectives on…

German manufacturer citkar is now launching its four-wheeled e-cargo bikes in the country of bicycles – the Netherlands. By driving one of the different types…

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, is scheduled to be held in the city of Glasgow from 1 to 12…

The International Cargo Bike Festival have teamed up with the Velo-city Conference in Lisbon this September, to take the cargo bike message to Lisbon! ICBF…

Here at the International Cargo Bike Festival, we publish a magazine as part of the event each year – and despite the physical event not…

This year, the international award for commercial cargo bikes and trailers for 2021 docks at the 2nd German National Cycle Logistics Conference in Frankfurt at…

We at the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) are happy to announce our renewed media partnership with Autonomy. Join us at Autonomy Digital this May…

Zalando, one of Europe’s leading online fashion and lifestyle retailers, has started a collaboration with Dutch delivery platform Fietskoeriers.nl. Cycle logistics operator Cycloon, which operates…

IoT solutions specialist Paztir, which produces technology for professional e-bikes, have set their sights on integration. Despite the COVID crisis, the scale-up had a busy…

The Municipality of Groningen, together with their partners from the EU Interreg North Sea Region Project are organising a hackathon – or more accurately a…

In response to the corona crisis and because of the national and international developments and needs within the world of cargo logistics, a plan has…

This month, November 2020, the city depot for parcel delivery via cargo e-bikes was launched under the name of Depot.Bike for a Pilot operation.  So…

Manufacturers of electric cargo and delivery bicycles are taking the lead in developing a framework of standards Delft, November 12, 2020 We see them with…

To exhibit at Autonomy Digital, contact us >>> We at the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) are delighted to announce today a new partnership with…

AppliColis, founded in 2017, is a French collectif for ecological city logistics. In their blog they published lists of French manufacturers of cargo bikes, cargo…

Photo and presentation: Prof. dr. Heleen de Coninck Article: Rachel Looijenga, trainee at Lentekracht On June 24th at the International Cargo Bike Festival Meetup, Prof.…

In the first in a series of Cargo Bike Talks, Jos Sluijsmans – Director of the International Cargo Bike Festival – talked about the future…

German bike accessory design startup Velorian has launched a Kickstarter for their new product: the e-bike blinker set. Described as a “clever combination of mini…

In 2017 we made a list of Dutch cargo bike manufacturers on the “BakfietsTreffen blogspot”. This particular blogspot is not operational anymore and not updated.…

To highlight and promote the relevance of cargo bikes in the current difficult economic situation, the European CityChangerCargoBike project (CCCB) invites you to participate in…

We are delighted to present the new ICBF Magazine 2020. You can read the online version H E R E Many thanks to Avancé Communicatie,…

We’re delighted to unveil a brand new Dutch cargo bike brand today: Cargo Cycling. With the experience of the team from Nijland Cycling behind them,…

>>> Click here for the livestream >>> On March 16th we informed you, the cargo bike community, that we had to postpone the ICBF2020, which…

MOTHERLOAD, the award-winning documentary about bicycling as a source of freedom and connection in a gas-powered, digital and divided world, is available to stream now!…

In these strange times it is more important than ever to support your local shops. Luckily, many of them are making this easy by setting…

We regret to inform you that due to the unfolding COVID-19 / Coronavirus situation, we have decided to postpone the International Cargo Bike Festival 2020.…

In cooperation with BonoBono Bonbons we will have some very special chocolates at the International Cargo Bike Festival in Nijmegen. BonoBono Bonbons is a small,…

This news article has been superseded by more recent information. Please see the latest news story on ICBF and COVID19 / Coronavirus here. Because of…

In their quest to keep their ever-busier cities accessible to all, more and more municipalities are looking for smart and sustainable transportation options. Logistics by…

We are delighted and proud to announce that DOCKR will be one of the sponsors of the 9th International Cargo Bike Festival. We are especially…

We are proud to announce that registration is now open for the International Cargo Bike Conference 2020! Professionals from business, the public-sector and from non-profits…

In 2016 we heard about Mikkel Bentsen, who wanted to build a cargo bike fit for Greenland. We published an article about AsasarA at RIPPL…

After a successful launch in 2019, the competition for cargo bikes will enter the next round this April at the International Cargo Bike Festival in…

Sunday, April 26th, several Dutch Velotaxi / Bikecab companies will have an informal meeting at the International Cargo Bike Festival 2020 in Nijmegen. The companies…

In 2019 the ICBF was celebrated in Groningen, the “World’s Number One Cycling City” or as Mikael Colville-Andersen once named it, “the G-spot of Bicycle…

Back to our roots… The International Cargo Bike Festival is where the cargo bike community comes together. For 2020, the festival is heading back to…

Mario Eibl, Gleam founder: “Technologies Added feels like your own factory, but is organised as a shared facility.” Gleam is an Austrian company that has…

Written by Johannes Reichel of Fachmagasin LOGISTRA At the 1st German National Cycle Logistics Conference, actors from logistics, municipalities and manufacturers will discuss the chicken…

#ICBF2020   Dear Cargo Bikers, We’re delighted to announce that for 2020, the International Cargo Bike Festival is heading back to where it all began;…

As a participant or a visitor at the International Cargo Bike Festival 2019 in Groningen you will probably already have your copy of the ICBF…

After an intensive test procedure by an international jury of cargo bike experts, the “International Cargo Bike of the Year” awards have been presented at…

From the start of the International Cargo Bike Festival in 2012 Battery Fact has always been an enthusiastic and reliable supporter of the ICBF and…

ICBF veterans PAZTIR have always been about making cycle logistics faster and easier. At this year’s International Cargo Bike Festival they will officially launch their…

At Dutch social enterprise Lentekracht, they strive to make sustainability work! They do so by providing support and guidance to organisations in designing and realising…

Cargo bikes for green city logistics. It’s not just a dream but becoming more and more a reality in many cities. However, to fully utilize…

Exhibitors and participants of the International Cargo Bike Festival come from many different countries; not only from European countries, but actually from all over the…

The Netherlands/Zwolle – Regional and city distribution network Teamtrans and last-mile specialists Fietskoeriers.nl have linked their logistics networks. Teamtrans will now hand over shipments suitable…

In 2014 Ron Vervuurt wrote the text of The Cargo Bike Song and sang the song at the Cargo Bike Festival 2014. (Full text at…

“In Groningen there has been an unfussy, straightforward way to get hold of a cargo trike for the day for over 30 years; long before…

In the run up to the International Cargo Bike Festival, which takes place in the city of Groningen this coming June, 14-16, RIPPL is taking…

Book Launch at the ICBF2018 @ VELOBerlin By Juergen Ghebrezgiabiher & Eric Poscher-Mika There’s never been a better moment to write about those ‘beast of…

It has become a normal sight in the Netherlands: Thousands of so-called ‘bakfiets’ mothers and fathers kick the ‘bakfiets’ generation to school and the groceries…