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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 cycling…

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…

Velove from Sweden was very well represented at the International Cargo Bike Festival in Groningen; almost the entire board was present, along with many members…

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…

Based on the three wheeled Tender frame, this cargo bike has the ideal specifications for home delivery. A 1300 litre box provides the right amount…

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…

The trip, which has been in preparation since ICBF Festival Director Jos Sluijsmans’ visit to Bogotá with a Dutch trade mission at the end of…

At the ICBF2019 we will have several Inspiration Sessions in which our host Ron Vervuurt will present or interview eight leading entrepreneurs in the cycle…

BOGBI was born as an idea in Bogotá Colombia; two fathers; Eduardo from Colombia and Sigurd from Norway wanted to solve their problems of mobility…

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…

Registration has opened for this year’s ICBF Conference, taking place on Friday 14th June, which will focus on how cargo bikes and light electric vehicles…

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…

New award will start at the International Cargo Bike Festival (ICBF) in Groningen and will recognise innovations in fast-developing Cargo Bike sector in order to…

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…

Following on from the ICBF, The European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP) is being hosted by Gemeente Groningen on 17-18 June. The focus…

The centre of Groningen will become emission-free, from 2025 on. We already know that. But the road to reaching that goal is complicated, right? The…

“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…

Having more bicycles than humans, supercycle highways and unique traffic lights, we inspire people to travel by bike. Groningen wants zero emission in 2025. How…

From 2016 onward we’ve published in the ICBF Magazine about cargo bike developments, innovations, initiatives, products and companies. Would you like to have an article…

Logistiklotsen from Bremen will start its “Digilab on Tour” this June from Bremen to the International Cargo Bike Festival in Groningen. On the way they will organize two…

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…