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 The Seifert Logistics Group has extended its Logistics Hall of Fame network partnership for another year.

PSI Logistics GmbH will remain a network partner in the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2021.

The Austrian system integrator TGW Logistics Group remains committed to the Logistics Hall of Fame and supports the international hall of fame as a network partner for another year.

The long-standing partner Gebrüder Heinemann is once again a member of the Logistics Hall of Fame's circle of supporters this year.

 The Stuttgart-based software provider AEB is a new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame's circle of supporters.

GARBE Industrial Real Estate will continue its engagement for the Logistics Hall of Fame in the future and has extended its network partnership for another year.

The proposal portal of the Logistics Hall of Fame is open again and anyone can suggest personalities and groups of people for induction into the worldwide Hall of Fame or submit an application.

The director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF and holder of the Chair of Production Systems and Automation at Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany, has been inducted into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Hamburg-based intralogistics company STILL is again one of the Gold Supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame this year.

ADAC TruckService continues to be a supporter of the Logistics Hall of Fame and has extended its Silver Partnership for another year.

Due to the current corona situation, the gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame planned for 3 December in Berlin unfortunately has to be cancelled. A new date will be announced shortly.

The Logistics Hall of Fame is awarding an honorary award for the first time in its existence: During the official gala reception in Berlin, the international Hall of Fame will be honouring the #LogistikHilft initiative.

The BLG Group is a new member in the circle of supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame is Gudrun Winner-Athens. The managing partner of Spedition Winner and long-standing Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kombiverkehr, was elected to the Hall of Fame as pioneer of combined transport road-rail from 22 candidates from six nations.

The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award 2020 goes to Olaf Schabirosky, the CEO of Hermes Germany. 

For the first time in the successful history of www.nfz-messe.com there will be a virtual trade fair area for the commercial vehicle and supplier industry from 24 September to 8 October. The Logistics Hall of Fame will also be there.

The PTV Group will be supporting the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.

The logistics service provider has confirmed its support for the Logistics Hall of Fame for a further year.

The European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) has extended its membership in the circle of supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.

The Logistics Hall of Fame and the Förderverein Logistics Alliance Germany want to jointly set an example of the efficiency and innovative power of logistics.

Panattoni remains a supporter of the Logistics Hall of Fame as a SILVER partner.

Christian Labrot, former General Manager of the BWVL and former IRU President, has accepted the role of selection commissioner at the Logistics Hall of Fame.

LTG Landauer Transportgesellschaft Doll continues its commitment to the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.

The transport and logistics group Gebrüder Weiss from Lauterach in Austria continues to set the standard for logistics. This is why the company has extended its commitment as a Silver Partner of the Logistics Hall of Fame for a further year.

The finalists for the move into the world hall of fame of logistics have been chosen.

The circle of supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame has won a new networking partner: The Arbeitsgemeinschaft Logistik-Initiativen Deutschlands (AG LID).

The trailer and vehicle body manufacturer Humbaur is setting an example for logistics even in difficult times and is extending its commitment as a Gold Supporter of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

In order to set a sign for courage to change during the Corona crisis, innovative and trend-setting entrepreneurs and managers from the logistics industry will be honoured with the “TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award” for the first time this year. The prize is awarded by the Logistics Hall of Fame and donated by TRATON SE. The main focus is on innovation, sustainability and corporate change. 

TGW Logistics Group, international supplier of intralogistics solutions, has extended its support for the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Markus Olligschläger has been accepted into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Even in the year of the Corona crisis duisport is on board as a gold sponsor of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Christian Doepgen, editor-in-chief and publishing director of the International Transport Journal (ITJ), based in Basel, has been selected for the jury of the Logistic Hall of Fame.

The Hamburg-based company remains a network partner of the virtual Hall of Fame of logistics for another year.

The Seifert Logistics Group will remain a network partner of the Logistics Hall of Fame for another year.

The managing director of the German Transport Forum (DVF), Dr. Heike van Hoorn, has been accepted into the jury of the Logistic Hall of Fame.

Who should be inducted to the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2020? Possible candidates can still be submitted online at www.logisticshalloffame.net until May 8.

The company, which specialises in software solutions for the logistics industry, wants to set a sign for the logistics sector.

The new VDA president Hildegard Müller is the new juror of the Logistics Hall of Fame. .

GARBE Industrial Real Estate has renewed its support for the Logistics Hall of Fame.

This year Kögel Trailer GmbH is once again one of the Gold Sponsors of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Who will be admitted into the Logistics Hall of Fame this year? The Logistics Hall of Fame is looking for the new member 2020. Anyone can suggest personalities for the admission or submit an application. Groups can also be proposed.

It was a fantastic, glamorous evening: Erich Staake, CEO of Duisburger Hafen AG, was officially inducted to the Logistics Hall of Fame on December 5, 2019, and Angela Titzrath was honoured as the first Logistics Leader of the Year.

Below you will find the best pictures of the evening and our video.

Thunderous applause, standing ovations and a flurry of flashlights for Erich Staake: On December 5, the Chairman of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG was inducted to the world-famous hall at the annual gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame at the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin as the “modernizer of inland port logistics”. Angela Titzrath, CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG, was honoured as "Logistics Leader of the Year 2019".

The Yellow Truck Angels will support the Logistics Hall of Fame in the future. Europe's large mobility service provider thus wants to promote the documentation of logistical masterpieces.

The new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame is Erich Staake. The Chairman of the Executive Board of Duisburger Hafen AG was elected as "modernizer of inland port logistics" among 30 candidates from nine nations to the international Hall of Fame of Logistics. 

Angela Titzrath, CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG is the "Logistics Leader of the Year 2019".

Flanders Investment & Trade supports the Logistics Hall of Fame. The official government agency headquartered in Brussels signed a network partnership.

The network of the Logistics Hall of Fame continues to grow. With the European Pallet Association e.V. (EPAL) the internationally operating quality assurance association of the world's largest open pallet exchange pool is a new partner of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Kravag will be committed to the Logistics Hall of Fame network in the future. The special insurer for the transport industry, which is also known by its slogan "Insured? KRAVAG! ... where else!", underlines its solidarity with the logistics industry.

CHEP Deutschland GmbH continues to be involved in the network of the Logistics Hall of Fame. The world market leader in the pooling of pallets and containers has been supporting the Hall since 2018 to draw worldwide attention to the top performance of logistics.

The logistics service provider Group7 from Schwaig near Munich supports the Logistics Hall of Fame. The company with more than 550 employees recently signed a network partnership. 

The industrial space developer Panattoni Europe will continue its commitment to the Supporters' Circle of the Logistics Hall of Fame in the next year. 

With the LIS AG from Greven, a medium-sized provider of software for transport management is now supporting the Logistics Hall of Fame. The company from the Münsterland region wants to set an example for the efficiency of medium-sized companies.

The PTV Group will continue its commitment to the Supporters' Circle of the Logistics Hall of Fame in the coming year. 

For the first time, 13 new members of the jury will be able to take part in deciding who will move into the world-famous logistics hall and who will receive the "Logistics Leader of the Year" award

The Austrian logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss has prolonged its commitment as SILVER partner of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Horst Kottmeyer, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V., has accepted the invitation to join the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

LTG Landauer Transportgesellschaft Doll KG (LTG), one of the leading medium-sized family-run logistics service providers, will support the Logistics Hall of Fame in the future. The specialist for contract logistics, forwarding and transport wants to highlight the capabilities of the medium-sized logistics companies.

Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominates nine men and women. Jury decides in July.

Jacqueline Goebel, logistics editor at WirtschaftsWoche, Germany, has been appointed to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Jürgen Maidl joins the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. The manager has been responsible for the BMW Group's production network and supply chain management since 2011.

Snejina Badjeva, Editor-in-Chief of the Bulgarian magazine LOGISTIKA, will be the new juror of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Jarlath Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief of Fleet Publications, Ireland's largest road transport and commercial vehicle publishing group based in Claremorris, is a new jury member.

Maurizio Peruzzi, Editor-in-Chief of Il Giornale della Logistica, Italy's leading logistics magazine, has accepted the invitation to join the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Chief Procurement Officer and SVP of Global Operations at Nokia has accepted the invitation to join the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Marten Bosselmann, Chairman of the Bundesverband Paket & Expresslogistik (BIEK) e.V., Germany, has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Szilvia Rapi-Jaubert, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the Supply Chain Monitor, Hungary, becomes Hungarian juror of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Editor-in-Chief of the German logistics publication f+h Fördertechnik, Materialfluss, Logistik 4.0 is a new jury member of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Fottner, Chair of Materials Handling Material Flow Logistics at the Technical University of Munich (fml), has accepted the invitation to the jury.

The Executive Vice President Global Logistics Services at Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Director Global Parts Logistics at Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG in Friedrichshafen has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The network of the Logistics Hall of Fame receives prominent support. Schnellecke Logistics joined the Logistics Hall of Fame in June as a network partner.

Humbaur GmbH becomes a gold sponsor and thus significantly expands its commitment to the Logistics Hall of Fame. Two of Europe's leading trailer manufacturers are now supporting the logistics initiative, as Humbaur's sister company Kögel has also been a sponsor of the World´s logistics pantheon since the beginning of the year.

The Hamburg family business Gebr. Heinemann is a member of the Supporters' Circle of the Logistics Hall of Fame. The trading company wants to set an example for the importance of modern logistics as a competitive advantage in the international travel retail trade.

UniCarriers, a Swedish-Japanese global brand, is a network partner in the Logistics Hall of Fame. The internationally active developer and manufacturer of industrial trucks wants to promote the documentation of logistical masterpieces.

comepack GmbH now supports the Logistics Hall of Fame. As a network partner, the expert for reusable logistics systems wants to contribute to documenting masterpieces in logistics.

The Supporter´s Circle has a new member. The Seifert Logistics Group (SLG) has been engaged in the Logistics Hall of Fame since April.

The Austrian system integrator TGW Logistics Group now supports the Logistics Hall of Fame. The intralogistics specialist with around 3,500 employees recently signed a network partnership.

The Hamburg-based provider and manager of logistics and corporate real estate, GARBE Industrial Real Estate GmbH, is now supporting the Logistics Hall of Fame. The Hanseats have recently concluded a network partnership. 

The time has come again: The proposal phase of the Logistics Hall of Fame has begun. This year, for the first time, proposals for a "Logistics Leader of the Year" can be submitted in addition to the globally known members.

The German Parcel and Express Logistics Association (BIEK) has joined the Logistics Hall of Fame supporter circle.  

In January, Kögel Trailer joined the Logistics Hall of Fame supporter circle. One of Europe's leading trailer manufacturers is thus promoting the cross-industry logistics initiative.

A glamorous stage for Professor Rolf Schnellecke: On December 5, 2018 the outsourcing pioneer was admitted access to the Logistics Hall of Fame on the occasion of the annual gala reception of the Logistics Hall of Fame in the historic Erich Klausener Hall of the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin, Germany. More than 250 guests, including the leading figures of the automotive industry and logistics, accompanied the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Wolfsburg-based Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG, when he received the membership certificate made of glass and metal.

Panattoni Europe, one of the leading project developers for industrial and logistics real estate in Europe, has joined the supporters` circle of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

PTV Group is committed to the Hall of Fame as a new member of the supporters' circle. As one of the leading software manufacturers, PTV plans and optimizes everything that moves people and goods worldwide.

TRATON AG joined the Logistics Hall of Fame supporter circle. By doing so, one of the world´s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers fosters the documentation of logistical milestones and wants to contribute to the networking and further development of transport and logistics. TRATON comprises the brands MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus and RIO.

The Logistics Hall of Fame will have another prominent member. Rolf Schnellecke, chairman of the Ssupervisory board of Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame of Logistics as an "outsourcing trendsetter and innovator of automotive logistics". He is the 34th member among the most deserving logisticians in the world. Official admission will take place on December 5 on the occasion of the annual Logistics Hall of Fame gala reception in the Erich-Klausener-Hall of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin.

The circle of supporters of the Logistics Hall of Fame is growing further. CHEP Deutschland GmbH joined the group in June.

"Without the inventions of logistics, our world would be chaos. The Logistics Hall of Fame impressively demonstrates to all of us what logistics does for humanity every day. CHEP is more than willing to support this," says Kai Derda, Managing Director of CHEP Deutschland GmbH, explaining the company's commitment. 

In July, Humbaur joined the Logistics Hall of Fame supporters' circle. With the Gersthofen-based family owned company, one of the world' s largest manufacturers of trailers and vehicle bodies supports the logistics pantheon.

Steffen Bilger, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, is the new juror of the Logistics Hall of Fame. In future, the parliamentarian will once a year cast his vote during the election of the new member.

Prof. Dr. Dirk Engelhardt has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The finalists for the World´s Logistics Hall of Fame selection have now been selected. Last Wednesday, Federal Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer invited the Logistics Hall of Fame Council to the ministry, where in a first ballot the committee nominated a total of seven personalities. Prior to this, 25 valid entries from Australia, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Great Britain, Serbia, Switzerland and the USA reached the hall. 

Bernhard Mattes, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), Berlin, has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Dr. Silvius Grobosch, Managing Director of the German Association of Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics e.V. (BME), has accepted the invitation to the jury.

Tobias Rauser, editor-in-chief of the German logistics magazine "logistik journal", has been appointed to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Andreas Scheuer, Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, has assumed patronage of the Logistics Hall of Fame. In addition, as a member of the jury, he will future determine who will be inducted to the world´s pantheon of logistics.

Who achieved great things in logistics and has earned a place in the Logistics Hall of Fame? Proposals can be submitted until 14 May 2018.

Frank Schäfer, President of the Federal Association of Furniture Forwarding and Logistics (AMÖ), accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Gunnar Herrmann, head of the German Ford plants based in Cologne, accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Dr. Hansjörg Rodi, Chairman of the Executive Board Germany and the region Central and Eastern Europe, has accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.