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Open Logistics Foundation starts work on eDeliveryNote

[ July 8, 2026   //   ]

The Open Logistics Foundation has launched an eDeliveryNote project to provide free, openly available open source electronic documents. It says that millions of delivery notes accompany goods shipments across Europe daily but there is no standardised digital data model for this.

The delivery note plays a central role in domestic freight transport. It documents the handover of goods, serves as proof of delivery and a receipt, and accompanies shipments throughout the entire supply chain. Because it primarily fulfils an operational requirement, its digitalisation has historically developed in a largely uncoordinated manner. The result is that industry-specific custom solutions and proprietary data formats hinder seamless data exchange to this day  and prevent digitalisation.

The Foundation is launching the eDeliveryNote project within its Working Group Electronic Transport Documents led by Markant, a pan-European service provider that supports companies in the retail, industrial and logistics sectors with integrated digital solutions.

The project builds on the experience and components already developed by the Working Group Electronic Transport Documents as part of the eCMR project which aims to create a digital portfolio.

The aim of the Open Logistics Foundation is not to build a new platform, but to provide an open, modular framework comprising relevant open source components that companies can integrate into their existing systems with minimal effort.

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