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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.

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. 

Dr. Jörg Mosolf, Chairman of the Mosolf Group's Executive Board, will in future have a say in who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

It's now official: on Thursday, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, was inducted into the world´s logistics pantheon. 170 guests of honour from politics, science, industry and the media accepted the invitation of the Logistics Hall of Fame to celebrate the successful Internet pioneer in the historic Erich Klausener Hall of the German Transport Ministry in Berlin.

The Chairman of the BLG LOGISTICS GROUP's Executive Board in Bremen accepted the invitation to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Bernd Melcher, member of the Board of Management of KRAVAG-SACH Versicherung des Deutschen Kraftverkehr VaG, has accepted the invitation to join the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Logistics Hall of Fame has a new member. Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon has made it among the ranks of the world's most famous logisticians. He has been honored as a “revolutioniser of e-commerce and logistics”. Bezos will be officially inducted in a ceremony at the annual Logistics Hall of Fame Gala in the Erich Klausener Hall of the German Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure in Berlin on November 9.

The Austrian "LOGISTIK-Kurier" has joined the supporter´s circle of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The finalists for election to the official Logistics Hall of Fame 2017 have now been decided. At a meeting of the nomination committee last Tuesday at the 7th Federal Conference Transport and Logistics, staged by the Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Munich, the committee nominated eight individuals for induction into the international pantheon of logistics.

The Logistics Hall of Fame proposal portal has opened. Anyone can now be proposed or submit applications from around the world for induction into the international logistics pantheon.

Magic moments in the historic Erich Klausener Hall of the German Transport Ministry in Berlin: on November 29, 170 guests of honour from politics, academia, industry and the media celebrated the official induction of the 13 new members into the logistics pantheon with standing ovations. The pictures of the evening.

The International expert jury has honoured "Historic Milestones of Logistics" between 1490 and the year 2000.  

trans aktuell, one of the leading German sector media, campaings for the Logistics Hall of fame.

The editor-in-chief of DVZ is one of the 57 judges, who will cast their vote in the Logistics Hall of Fame selection 2016, which starts on June 24.

Counciller of Commerce Gerhard Schlögel is editor-in-chief of the Austrian logistics newspaper "Logistik-Kurier", Vienna.

Austrian Logistics provider Gebrüder Weiss is a new supporter of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The finalists for election to the Logistics Hall of Fame have now been decided.

Up to April 30 individuals or groups of people can be proposed for the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

Famous U.S. logistics journalist Dave Blanchard has been appointed to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame. He is the first U.S. member of the body. 

Anders Karlsson, Editor-in-Chief of the Swedish logistics magazine "Transport & Logistik iDag" has accepted the invitation into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

U.S. logistics manager Josip T. Tomasevic has accepted the invitation into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Peter MacLeod, Editor and Publisher of the British magazine SHD Logistics in London, has been appointed to the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Marcel Frings, Chief Representative at TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH in Erkrath, Germany, has accepted the invitation into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Isabel Rodrigo, Editor-in-Chief of the Spanish logistics magazine "Logística Profesional", Madrid, has been newly appointed in the jury.

The Austrian "grande dame" of logistics receives the membership certificate at the Federal Transport Ministry to the applause of the 150 guests of honour. WITH PHOTO GALLERY

Frank Huster has been newly appointed to the Logistics Hall of Fame jury. He is the 52nd member of the body. 

Katarina Giertz, Secretary General at the European Logistics Association (ELA) has been appointed into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Who achieved great things in logistics before the year 2000 and has earned a place in the Logistics Hall of Fame?

Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), has accepted the invitation into the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The President of the European Logistics Association (ELA), Jos Marinus, accepted the invitation in the jury of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Last Thursday, the Daimler founder and inventor of the truck was honoured many years after his important work.

Eight logistics experts have been newly appointed to the jury this year.

The finalists for election to the Logistics Hall of Fame 2015 have now been decided.

A woman will be joining the ranks of the world's most famous logisticians for the first time.