Zoev City Box

City centers are imposing increasingly strict restrictions on heavy traffic. In Amsterdam, a 7.5-metric-ton zone is already in effect in large parts of the city center, and efforts are underway to implement further restrictions, including a 3.5-metric-ton limit and zero-emission zones. At the same time, docks are under strain, and traffic and logistics are causing increasing congestion in the city.

The Zoev City Box offers a future-proof solution to this challenge. By consolidating goods into modular units and intelligently combining transport via water and road, it reduces reliance on heavy freight traffic in the city center. This relieves pressure on docks and streets, lowers emissions, and contributes to a more pleasant city.

The solution is also well-thought-out in terms of its street presence. The reflective exterior of the City Box ensures a visually unobtrusive integration into the historic city center, making logistics less noticeable in public spaces.

In this way, the Zoev City Box enables sustainable, efficient, and city-friendly supply operations in a city center where heavy traffic is being squeezed out of more and more space.

Zoev City Box Standard

• 2600 x 1850 x 2388 (LxWxH)
• Space for 6 roll containers in standard sizes
• Suitable for 4 EURO pallets or custom configurations
• Insulated tailgate with a limited angle of inclination for ergonomic loading and unloading
• Integrated anti-theft and insulating roller curtain
• Durable, robust construction suitable for intensive urban use
• Weight and capacity: Empty weight KG – floor area m² –
• Capacity 9.5 m³
• Certifications: CE & HACCP Certified
• Inland approved

	length	width	height
external dimensions	260 cm	185 cm	240 cm
internal dimensions	245 cm	178 cm	217 cm
opening		158 cm	183 cm

Weight 900 kg

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Zoev City Box Cool

• All features of the Zoev City Box Standard
• Equipped with a unique, patented emission-free cooling system
• Suitable for refrigerated and frozen transport in urban distribution
• Optimal temperature control with zero emissions in the city center
• Capacity: 7.4 m³ refrigerated box

	length	width	height
external dimensions	260 cm	185 cm	240 cm
internal dimensions	242 cm	167 cm	183 cm
opening		158 cm	183 cm

Weight 1050 kg

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Roll containers

	length	width	height
Bidfood	85 cm	60 cm	175 cm
Sligro	80 cm	72 cm	170 cm

The Zoev City Box, combined with a zero-emission vessel, offers a sustainable logistics solution for the city center—with a focus on clean air, reduced traffic, and a pleasant living environment.

Do you need sustainable transportation for roll containers, pallets, or packages from a distribution center outside the city center to stores or restaurants? Then the Zoev City Box is ideal for last-mile distribution.

From distribution center to front door

The logistics process is thoroughly thought out and efficiently organized:

1. Goods are delivered by truck to the distribution center.
2. There, the goods are loaded into the Zoev City Boxes and transferred to the barges using a ship-to-shore crane (7 Zoev City Boxes = 42 roll containers).
3. An E-pusher transports two fully loaded barges to a buffer location on the outskirts of the city.
4. On the outskirts of the city, the loaded barges are ready for transport to the city center or back to the distribution center.
5. The self-propelled barge sails to one of ten strategically selected loading and unloading locations, where the Zoev City Boxes are hoisted onto the trailer using the E-loading/unloading crane.
6. The E-puller then transports the goods to their final destination, after which the packaging material is collected for return.
7. The barge returns to the distribution center via the same route and following the same procedure.

A comprehensive logistics sequencing and planning model has been developed within this system, ensuring that City Boxes are always loaded and unloaded in the correct order. This minimizes wait times, maximizes efficiency, and ensures reliable deliveries.

Transportation by water is carried out in collaboration with Zoev City, a specialist in sustainable urban logistics by water.

Efficient on the Road, Too

The Zoev City Box isn’t just suitable for water transport.

The boxes can also be transported in groups by road—for example, with multiple boxes on a single trailer—allowing for flexible switching between water and road transport.