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Missed Deliveries? They’re History!

by Martijn Graat | Dec 2, 2015 | Last Mile, Tech

Just last month, Dutch logistics startup Sesam Solutions launched the Parcer: a safe way to receive packages and send them. When you are not there. Not there at all! Last week I sat down with Sesam Solutions’ CEO Hans van Nikkelen Kuijper to talk about their...

Drones vs. Robots. The Delivery War is on!

by Martijn Graat | Nov 12, 2015 | Last Mile, Start-ups

There’s someone at the door with a delivery, but soon, that will change, at least that is what two Skype co-founders, Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, envision with their startup Starship. And most of you probably expect that they want you to look up for your...

Alternative Ways of Package Delivery: Boats, Bikes, and Electrical Vehicles

by Martijn Graat | Aug 26, 2015 | Last Mile, Sustainability

This past weekend was the last weekend of my Summer Break. I had two great weeks with my family in the South of France and one week around my home town Rotterdam. One of this break’s final activities was a visit to SAIL in Amsterdam, which entailed 8 friends, a...

what3words: find any location on earth by remembering 3 words

by Martijn Graat | May 1, 2015 | Blog

I was sitting in the backyard, at blacked.award.buzzer to be precise, when I found out about what3words. what3words is a London based company, which you can find at index.home.raft, that has made it its mission to make it as easily as possible for anyone in the world...

Logistics in the News – Week 9

by Martijn Graat | Feb 20, 2015 | Blog

A good friend of mine came by the house yesterday evening. We usually play squash once a week, but his back is injured and I need to take it easy with my knee (try taking it easy when playing squash). We opted for some beers in stead and had great fun with my Sonos....