📋 Tender Overview
The eFTI4LIVE consortium officially launched its activities during a two-day introductory meeting in Madrid marking a significant step towards the digital transformation of freight transport across Europe.
Following the successes of sister projects eFTI4EU and eFTI4ALL with which a memorandum of understanding was signed eFTI4LIVE aims to implement a system of electronic freight transport information (eFTI) in EU member states by 2027. This initiative will enable smooth secure and paperless exchange of information on freight transport throughout the EU representing a milestone on the path to smarter standardized and efficient logistics.
The project led by the Spanish Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility brings together 19 EU member states and a wide network of public authorities IT service providers and logistics industry leaders - a total of 55 participants including associated entities. The project is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) with an amount of 47 million euros will last until June 2029 and aligns with the EUs key priorities in the areas of digitalization and sustainable transport.
As stated by Rocio Baguena Secretary General for Land Transport at the Spanish Ministry of Transport and project coordinator:
With the eFTI4LIVE project we are taking a decisive step towards harmonizing the exchange of freight transport data across Europe. This project brings together public and private entities to build the infrastructure standards and trust that will make eFTI a success for European logistics.
The introductory meeting in Madrid also provided participants with a valuable opportunity to familiarize themselves with the synergies with the eFTI4EU and eFTI4ALL projects ensuring coherence and knowledge sharing among initiatives striving for a unified digital framework for freight transport.
About the eFTI4LIVE project
The eFTI4LIVE project focuses on expanding the implementation of the regulation on electronic freight transport information (eFTI) in all EU member states ensuring interoperability and connecting national information and communication technology systems.
The project develops and tests interoperable eFTI platforms to ensure smooth data exchange between different modes of transport including cross-border transport.
The project also explores promising innovations such as preliminary certification of eFTI platforms digital wallets for identity verification and pilot projects for multimodal transport in real operations.
These activities will help authorities and businesses prepare for the enforcement of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 and its full implementation in 2027. The eFTI4LIVE project also contributes to the creation of the Single European Digital Enforcement Area (SEDEA) supports the adoption of digital applications such as e-CMR and aligns with the development of European data spaces thereby strengthening the EUs vision of a connected data-driven and sustainable transport system.
The eFTI4LIVE project builds on previous initiatives and paves the way for greater efficiency transparency and innovation in the European logistics ecosystem.
This project has received financial support from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) of the European Union based on grant agreement GAP 101233034 - 24-EU-TG-eFTI4LIVE. The content of this press release reflects only the views of the eFTI4LIVE consortium and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained in this release.
