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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.

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. 

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.