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The German Federal Minister of Transport supports the international initiative to honor outstanding achievements in logistics.

A further five personalities from the media and association sectors will be added to the global hall of fame committee. In 2025, the new members will be able to help decide for the first time who will enter the International Logistics Hall of Fame and who will be named “Logistics Leader of the Year”.

Who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2025, and who will be named Logistics Leader of the Year? The Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominates four individuals in each category. The final decision is made by the jury. The gala reception and award ceremony will take place in December in Berlin.

Series of surveys conducted by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP: Supply chain problems are becoming significantly less relevant compared to political risks. New risk ranking shows what the sector must prepare for after the 2025 general election – and what is expected from the new German federal government.

Who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2025 and who will be named Logistics Leader of the Year? Nominations for both awards will be accepted until May 5, 2025, at www.logisticshalloffame.net.

The Logistics Hall of Fame will soon elect a new member: Who has had a lasting impact on logistics and deserves induction into the international Logistics Hall of Fame? Which personalities have made decisive contributions, shaped the future of the industry, and achieved significant success in their companies? Who will be named the “Logistics Leader of the Year”? Proposals for both awards can be submitted online at www.logisticshalloffame.net until May 5, 2025.

Logistics Hall of Fame accepts applications online until May 5. Award honors successful supply chain management projects by humanitarian organizations.

New survey engaged international organizations, corporate representatives and donors. Results of the survey were presented for the first time during the conference ConnectChains of the Logistics Hall of Fame in Berlin.

Conference offers opportunities for stakeholders in humanitarian supply chain management to exchange views on challenges and collaborate with representatives of private sector companies to develop new solutions. For the second time, the Logistics Hall of Fame hosted the summit in Berlin to enable supply chain experts to network.

Inventor of the Mobile Robotic Fulfillment System inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. FERNRIDE founder Hendrik Kramer receives the Logistics Leader of the Year Award 2024. Humanitarian organization Strategies for Northern Development from Kenya accepts Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics.

According to a survey by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, the majority of companies in the logistics sector rate the risk of suffering harm from the consumption of alcohol or cannabis in the workplace as low to very low.

Kiva Systems founders Mick Mountz, Dr. Peter Wurman and Prof. Dr. Raffaello D'Andrea, will be honored in Berlin on December 5. System enables many e-commerce specialists to ship goods efficiently and error-free on the same day.

Logistics Hall of Fame jury honors Hendrik Kramer´s visionary approach to “Human-Assisted Autonomy” in road freight transport and its successful implementation. Award presentation at the Hall of Fame's annual gala reception on December 5 at the Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport, Berlin.

The winner of the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics 2024 has been announced: The medal, which has been awarded by the Logistics Hall of Fame since 2023 and is sponsored by the Fritz Institute, goes to the humanitarian organization Strategies for Northern Development (SND) in Kenya.

Public-private partnerships, sustainability and localization - these are the top themes of the second edition of ConnectChains - The Humanitarian Supply Chain Conference on December 5 in Berlin. The one-day event will take place on the premises of the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the Federal Government. In addition to the State Representation, other conference partners include the Fritz Institute in San Francisco and the Port of Duisburg (duisport).

Who will be inducted as a new member into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2024 and who will be Logistics Leader of the Year? Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominates four candidates each in Berlin. The final decision will be made by the jury. The annual gala reception and award ceremony takes place at the beginning of December at the Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin.

According to a recent survey by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, over half of companies rate the risk of suffering financial losses due to the effects of climate change as medium to high. More than 70 percent of respondents have already invested in the sustainability-related areas of responsibility of climate, compliance and employees.

Prominent personalities from the media, science and politics will become part of the committee. In 2024, the new jury members will be able to help decide for the first time who will enter the international logistics hall of fame and who will be named "Logistics Leader of the Year".

• Logistics Hall of Fame elects new member: Who has fundamentally changed logistics and should be inducted into the international logistics hall of fame?
• Which personalities are setting the pace and shaping the future of logistics, are particularly successful for their companies and will become Logistics Leader of the Year?
• Proposals for both awards can be submitted online at www.logisticshalloffame.net until May 2, 2024.

Logistics Hall of Fame opens online application portal until May 2. Award recognizes humanitarian organizations that have successfully implemented supply chain management projects. 

According to a recent survey by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, the ongoing shortage of skilled workers ranks second in the global risk ranking behind cybercrime. Attractive working conditions and digitalization are considered the most important measures to counteract the shortage of skilled workers.

• Stakeholders in humanitarian logistics exchange views on major challenges and possible solutions in Berlin.
• Logistics Hall of Fame brings together international experts for the first time at a conference in the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport for networking and knowledge transfer.

• Cube storage pioneers from Norway inducted into the world hall of fame.
• Axel Frey and Harry Seifert receive Logistics Leader of the Year Award.
• US aid organisation International Medical Corps receives the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics, which was awarded for the first time.

The first winner of the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics has been announced: in 2023, the medal awarded by the Logistics Hall of Fame and sponsored by Fritz Institute will go to the US-based humanitarian organisation International Medical Corps.

The jury's decision has been made: Cube storage pioneers Jakob Hatteland (72) and Ingvar Hognaland (68) will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame. The two Norwegians can claim to have reinvented and commercialised warehousing with the AutoStore system.

• According to the current Logistics Hall of Fame Trend Survey in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, around 65 percent of the managing directors and entrepreneurs surveyed rate the risk of negative consequences for the logistics industry due to disruptions in the supply chain as high to very high.
• Diversification of suppliers is considered the most important means of hedging.
  

• Premiere to be held Nov. 29 at the German Federal Ministry of Transport in Berlin.
• International summit promotes knowledge transfer between humanitarian organizations and commercial enterprises.

In 2023, five new jury members will be allowed to decide for the first time who will enter the international Logistics Hall of Fame and who will be honored as "Logistics Leader of the Year".

Jurors will decide which humanitarian organization will be honored for an exemplary humanitarian logistics project in 2023.

Hamburg-based intralogistics specialist STILL donates the “Logistics Leader of the Year” award for pacesetters and innovators in the logistics sector.

Logistics Hall of Fame opens online application portal through May 2. Award recognizes organizations that have implemented successful supply chain management projects.

According to the latest Logistics Hall of Fame Trend Survey in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP, cybercrime is one of the biggest risks for logistics worldwide, along with a shortage of skilled workers. Two thirds of the respondents have taken concrete actions against web-based attacks.

Panel decides which projects submitted for the Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics will be presented to the jury. Award is designed to recognize organizations that value supply chain management and to encourage them to undertake projects that will have impact. The start date for online applications is in March 2023.

Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics to be awarded for the first time in 2023. Award for humanitarian organizations and their partners for outstanding projects with proven results. Award aims to motivate organizations to continuously improve their supply chains.

Pallet pioneers inducted into the World Hall of Fame. Neil Humphrey honored as TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year 2022. Logistics Hall of Fame awards new sponsor award from 2023: Lynn C. Fritz Medal for Excellence in Humanitarian Logistics.

New logistics risk ranking: survey series by the Logistics Hall of Fame in cooperation with the SCHUNCK GROUP looks at the current risks facing the logistics industry and how companies are preparing against them. Labour shortages, cybercrime and supply chain disruptions are major challenges for logistics companies.

The decision has been made: The pioneers of the pallet's triumph in logistics are inducted to the Logistics Hall of Fame. For the question of who invented the world-famous load carrier cannot be answered unequivocally, not only are two new members being inducted but also, for the first time, the jury awards two organizations a place in the Hall of Fame. Neil Humphrey is the TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year 2022.

Who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2022 and who will be “TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year 2022”? Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominates nine candidates. The final decision will be made by the jury.

In 2022, six new jury members will for the first time be allowed to help decide who will enter the international logistics hall of fame and who will be awarded the title of "TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year". Prominent personalities from the media, business and politics have been appointed to the jury.

Who will be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in 2022? Proposals for possible candidates are still being accepted online until May 13 on www.logisticshalloffame.net. The Logistics Hall of Fame will also honour the TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year once again.

Germanys Federal Minister for Digital and Transport becomes patron of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

Worldwide Logistics Hall of Fame is looking for a new member. The TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award will be presented in 2022 again to managers who have made a special contribution to their companies. Proposals for both awards can be submitted online at www.logisticshalloffame.net until May 13, 2022.

Gudrun Winner-Athens and Lynn C. Fritz get Logistics Hall of Fame membership certificates. Olaf Schabirosky and Prof. Dr. Michael Feindt honoured as "TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year". #LogistikHilft initiative receives Award of Honour.

The international logistics provider Coyote Logistics is the new gold sponsor of the Logistics Hall of Fame.

US entrepreneur is inducted into the international Logistics Hall of Fame as the founder of logistics for humanitarian organisations. TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year Award 2021 goes to Prof. Dr. Michael Feindt, founder of the software company Blue Yonder.

The finalists for induction into the international Logistics Hall of Fame for the year 2021 have been selected. The Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominated four personalities at TRATON's Berlin office on Tuesday.

Final sprint at the Logistics Hall of Fame: Proposals for induction into the virtual Logistics Hall of Fame or the TRATON Logistics Leader of the Year can only be submitted until Friday, May 14, 2021.

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 Logistics Hall of Fame has a new member: Gudrun Winner-Athens. The managing partner of Spedition Winner and long-standing chairwoman of the advisory board of Kombiverkehr is regarded in Germany and Europe as a pioneer of intermodal transport.

TRATON SE, as a donator, together with the Logistics Hall of Fame, honours pacemakers and innovators in the logistics industry. Trigger for the foundation is the Corona crisis.

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.

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".

CEO of Hafen Duisburg AG will be admitted to the international Logistics Hall of Fame as “modernizer of inland port logistics”.

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 finalists for induction into the international Logistics Hall of Fame have been selected. Last Friday, the Logistics Hall of Fame Council nominated five renowned personalities at the Federal Ministry of Transport. In addition, four finalists were nominated for the “Logistics Leader of the Year” for the first time.

The Logistics Hall of Fame has announced a new award. When the proposal portal opens on 26 February, it will for the first time be possible to submit proposals for a "Logistics Leader of the Year" alongside the world-famous members. 

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.

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 new member of the Logistics Hall of Fame is Rolf Schnellecke. The long-standing head and current chairman of the supervisory board of Wolfsburg-based Schnellecke Group AG & Co. KG, was chosen among 25 candidates from eight nations as the “outsourcing trendsetter and innovator of automotive logistics" in the international Hall of Fame of Logistics.

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.

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.

According to the Hall of Fame for Logistics, Scheuer emphasized in his reply: "I am delighted to accept my new role as patron of the Logistics Hall of Fame and as juror. The Logistics Hall of Fame impressively documents what advanced logistics can achieve for business and society. Its international appeal makes a major contribution to Germany's reputation as a logistics location in the world." 

The Logistics Hall of Fame announced the appointment of six new jurors shortly before the beginning of this year's proposal phase. 

Frank Dreeke, Chairman of the Management Board of BLG Logistics Group, Gunnar Herrmann, Chairman of the Management Board of Ford-Werke GmbH, Bernd-Michael Melcher, Member of the Management Board of KRAVAG-SACH Versicherung, Dr. Jörg Mosolf, CEO of the Mosolf Group, Dr. Hansjörg Rodi, Chairman of the Executive Board Kühne + Nagel (AG & Co.) KG, and Frank Schäfer, President of the German Association of Furniture Forwarding Agencies and Logistics (AMÖ) e. V., will determine who deserves to be part of the world´s pantheon of logistics.

It's now official: on Thursday, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com, was inducted into the world´s logistics pantheon. 170 international 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 founders of the postal system paved the way for a new era of communication, the inventors of barcode and conveyor belt revolutionised industry, and the pioneers of parcel and express logistics laid the foundation for globalisation and eCommerce. The motto for the 2016 voting period for the Logistics Hall of Fame was "Historic Milestones of Logistics" and in total, 13 big names from the field of transport, intralogistics, IT and insurance will be welcomed to the pantheon of the world's most famous logisticians this 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 virtual Logistics Hall of Fame and the PPP project of the Federal Ministry of Transport set a sign for efficiency and innovation in logistics.

(Nov 25, 2015) The Austrian "grande dame" of logistics receives the membership certificate at the Federal Transport Ministry to the applause of the 150 guests of honour.

Who achieved great things in logistics and has earned a place in the Logistics Hall of Fame? Logisticians around the world are called upon to propose suitable candidates up to May 8.

Journey in time through the great moments of logistics history: 13 new members inducted into the Hall of Fame to resounding applause at a ceremony in the Federal Transport Ministry.

Logistics Hall of Fame nomination committee meets at the  Federal Ministry of Transport.

The finalists for election to the Logistics Hall of Fame have now been decided. At a meeting of the historic milestones committee last Tuesday at the Federal Transport Ministry, the committee nominated 22 individuals from Argentina, Denmark, Germany, Japan and United States out of a total of 32 valid proposals from all over the world. 

(Sept 21, 2015) Heidi Senger-Weiss the first woman to be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The Logistics Hall of Fame has appointed Werner Bicker as head of the electoral commission. The committee accompanies the selection of new members into the Logistics Hall of Fame and supervises the orderly process.

31 proposals for the Logistics Hall of Fame.

The countdown has begun: Up to April 30 individuals or groups of people can be proposed for the Logistics Hall of Fame. 

The Logistics Hall of Fame will soon have a new member.  Amazon founder and internet pioneer Jeff Bezos has been elevated to the ranks of the world's most famous logisticians. He has been honoured 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.

(Jan 7, 2016) Who achieved great things in logistics before the year 2000 and has earned a place in the Logistics Hall of Fame?

he 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.

Proposal phase 2015 has begun.

Gottlieb Daimler inducted into Logistics Hall of Fame at ceremony in Federal Transport Ministry.

Decision 2014: Gottlieb Daimler to be inducted posthumously into the Logistics Hall of Fame.