Talk:BLG Logistics

Draft rejected - why exactly?
Hello Waggie,

Your statement irritates me. It consists of only one template. Concrete references to what is exactly insufficient are missing.

It is claimed that the article would be based only on sources that come from the company itself. That is not right.


 * There is no text in the article with "sales oriented language".
 * Links to the company website are only given to support current facts and figures, they have no commercial purpose.

The books used do not come from BLG Logistics. These are:
 * Hasso Kliese: Bremische Chronik. 2005–2014. Teil 1, Published by the Bremen State Archives. Selbstverlag des Staatsarchivs Bremen, Bremen 2015.
 * Hasso Kliese: Bremische Chronik. 2005–2014. Teil 2. Published by the Bremen State Archives. Selbstverlag des Staatsarchivs Bremen, Bremen 2015.
 * Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Hans-Dietrich Haasis, Marco Lewandowski (Hrsg.): Logistik für die Windenergie Herausforderungen und Lösungen für moderne Windkraftwerke. Industrie-Symposium, 03.12.2014, Bremen, Tagungsband. epubli, Berlin 2014.
 * Fritz Peters: Bremen zwischen 1933 und 1945. Eine Chronik (Nachdruck). Dogma, Bremen 2013
 * Peter Klaus, Winfried Krieger, Michael Krupp (Hrsg.): Gabler Lexikon Logistik. Management logistischer Netzwerke und Flüsse. 5. Auflage. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden 2012
 * Peter Klaus, Winfried Krieger, Michael Krupp (Hrsg.): Gabler Lexikon Logistik. Management logistischer Netzwerke und Flüsse. 5. Auflage. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden 2012.
 * Deutsche Gesellschaft für Risikomanagement e.V. (Hrsg.): Risikoaggregation in der Praxis. Beispiele und Verfahren aus dem Risikomanagement von Unternehmen. Springer-Verlag, Berlin/ Heidelberg 2008.
 * Joachim Zentes (Hrsg.): Faszination Handel – 50 Jahre Saarbrücker Handelsforschung. Deutscher Fachverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2007
 * Fraunhofer-Institut für Fabrikbetrieb und -automatisierung: Ehrenkolloquium Wandel in Produktion und Logistik anlässlich des 70. Geburtstages von Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Prof. E.h. Eberhard Gottschalk. 13. Januar 2006, Magdeburg.
 * Werner Kloos, Reinhold Thiel: Bremer Lexikon. Ein Schlüssel zu Bremen. 3., überarbeitete Auflage. Hauschild, Bremen 1997.
 * Herbert Schwarzwälder: Geschichte der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Vol. 4. Bremen in der NS-Zeit (1933–1945). Erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage. Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995
 * Herbert Schwarzwälder: Geschichte der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Band 3. Bremen in der Weimarer Republik (1918–1933). Erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage. Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995.
 * Karl Löbe: Seehafen Bremen. 100 entscheidende Jahre. Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft 1877–1977. Verlag Heinrich Döll & Co, Bremen 1977.
 * Jahrbuch der Hafenbautechnischen Gesellschaft. Vol. 35 (1975/76).
 * Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft und Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung e.V., Bremen (Hrsg.): Das Buch der bremischen Häfen. The Book of the Bremen Ports. 2. Auflage. Internationale Verlagsgesellschaft Robert Bargmann, Bremen 1953.
 * Heinrich Flügel: Die Häfen von Hamburg und Bremen im frühen 20. Jahrhundert. 1st edition. (Reprint of the edition) Jena 1914. Europäischer Hochschulverlag, Bremen 2010.

The newspapers and magazines or websites used also have nothing to do with BLG Logistics. These are:
 * Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung
 * Deutschlandfunk
 * bremische-buergerschaft.de
 * digitales-heimatmuseum.de
 * FM Fracht + Materialfluß
 * Weser-Kurier
 * Die Welt
 * Hamburger Abendblatt
 * Handelsblatt
 * VerkehrsRundschau
 * Deutsche Logistik-Zeitung
 * Kreiszeitung
 * Täglicher Hafenbericht
 * architekturfuehrer-bremen.de
 * landesportal.bremen.de
 * Logistik Heute
 * Beschaffung aktuell

The article is a translation from the German Wikipedia. There, the article has not been criticized at any point as "promotional" or as a violation of NPOV. Also in the German Wikipedia advertising entries or promotional statements or NPOV texts would not be accepted Atomiccocktail (talk) 08:39, 9 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, I don't understand the reasons, that the article would be tilled. BLG is a great Logistic company in Bremen. The company belongs with 63.0 % to the Freie Hansestadt Bremen, that is a country in Germany Bremen (state) and with 12.6 to the Sparkasse in Bremen, a German public bank. Looking to the "Versionsgeschichte" (View history) in the German Wikipedia and you will see, that this lemma startet in 2005 and many (150) persons would formed in this article. Maybe that the lemma is for the english-wikipedia a little bit to long, but that could be not a reason to get out the hole article. Greetings from Bremen --Roland Kutzki (talk) 17:02, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello and, thanks for your responses. I sincerely apologize to Atomiccocktail for not responding sooner. I'm not challenging the sources in the article (much). Mostly, the draft reads like it was written by a marketing department, and it is endemic through-out the article. Some examples would be: "... is a globally-operating seaport and logistics company with headquarters in Bremen" ("...is a seaport and logistics company headquartered in Bremen."), "The Group has more than 100 locations in..." (probably remove altogether, or say "The Group operates offices in...", "In the future, BLG Logistics seeks to stick to its business model and to continue offering services...", in fact almost the entire "The company today" section screams of advertising language and promotion. Thinking about writing the article in a manner that conveys information that someone not interested in BLG's services or stock would want to know. Regarding the questions about the German Wikipedia article vs. this one, I want to explain that different language Wikipedias have different criteria for inclusion and different guidelines for content. While I can read and write some German, I am not familiar with German Wikipedia policies and guidelines. I'm sorry that the template I placed on the page was somewhat misleading. As noted, my concern is primarily with the tone of the content and the volume of content that isn't of interest to the average Wikipedia reader. I would, as a general rule, also remove some of the content only sourced to BLG press releases and financial reports, leaving only particularly relevant content. I hope that you implement these suggestions and that your next reviewer finds it acceptable. On a personal note, I do find the history interesting, and may pick up the "Bremen Seaport" book for some casual reading. I hope this helps explain my decline more effectively. Best wishes! Waggie (talk) 18:46, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Two comments. Firstly, to me it seems this is a "word by word" translation from the German. I'm a native speaker of German myself, so I hope you don't take this amiss, but this kind of translation leads to low-quality English that sounds... off. And in this case, it sounds more promotional in tone than the German original. To give a specific example: "A key factor in the company's creation was the desire of Bremen cotton traders to obtain an improved warehousing and trading infrastructure..." - yes, "Gründung" can be translated as "creation", "Wunsch" as "desire" and so on - but in total, that sounds as if it were written by the corporate PR department, with big words to dazzle the reader. Compare "Bremen cotton traders wanted to have more conveniently located warehouses" (I have no idea what "trading infrastructure" or "Handelsinfrastruktur" is supposed to actually be; the web source doesn't say anything about that).
 * Secondly, the example statement aboce doesn't cite any independent sources; according to WorldCat, Löbe's book was written in cooperation with the BLG. And that's by far not the most self-aggrandizing claim based on what the BLG says about itself. For example, "BLG participated in the booming container business in the 1980s, which completely reshaped the port economy" - if they're partly responsible for "completely reshaping the port economy", I'd really like to see someone other than themselves write about their role. Similarly, the only independent source for the future strategy doesn't actually discuss the future strategy, leaving the draft's content based on what BLG wants to be known.
 * So in summary, in key parts of the draft - more than just the examples listed above - we effectively end up with a slightly rehashed corporate press release, not an encyclopedia article. Wikipedia is not a place for BLG to promote its own vision of itself. Huon (talk) 20:04, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Hello, hello , hello ,

Löbe has been an expert on shipping and port management. There is no sound suspicion that he wrote a book that would be just a praise of BLG. Do you have any sources / book reviews that Löbe accuse for that? Above that, I use Löbe for the historical part. This part is not advertising at any point. By the way, Löbe is just one text among many others, which I used for the historical part.

BLG Logistics started in Bremen. Since the crisis triggered by container logistics, business has changed a lot. Today, this is a company that operates worldwide. In my opinion this should be said to distinguish this logistics company from those that operate only in Bremen, Northern Germany or Germany.

Advertising language? Promotion? This article does not encourage anyone to buy something. I cannot understand these allegations. I mainly used annual reports, annual financial statements and website information to substantiate current figures and structures. The dissemination of false information would be punishable, in Germany, among others, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is in charge to control such information. There is no indication that BLG Logistics has publish wrong information. Atomiccocktail (talk) 07:17, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Regarding Löbe, are you stating that the WorldCat entry for that book is incorrect and that the BLG did not have a hand in the writing and/or publishing of that book? If it did, the book is not an independent source about the BLG, no matter what Löbe's credentials may be.
 * Self-aggrandizement is not limited to attempts to sell something. Of course "website statements" by BLG, just as well as BLG's corporate officials, aim to present BLG (and themselves) in as positive a light as possible. That need not mean they lie outright, but we cannot rely on BLG and BLG-affiliated sources to write a neutral encyclopedia article about BLG. I have provided specific examples above where the tone of the article to me seemed less than neutral, and regarding the "strategy" I'd argue the content itself is suspect without an independent source reporting on that strategy and putting it in context. Huon (talk) 09:29, 18 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello . By no means I said that WorldCat is wrong. To indicate that is only a straw man. General considerations about anniversary publications are interesting, but often not very useful when we have a closer look. Löbe's book has been reviewed in “Bremisches Jahrbuch”. This review is positive. No word about "advertising" or "whitewashing" or something like that. Quote: "As a hitherto missing history of BLG since 1877 and the Bremen ports, Löbe's broad-based representation deserves unlimited recognition.” ("Als eine bisher fehlende Geschichte der BLG seit 1877 und der Bremischen Häfen verdient Löbes breit gefasste Darstellung uneingeschränkt Anerkennung.“). Löbe's book is not the only one used to write the history section. Other books and articles are:
 * Heinrich Flügel: Die Häfen von Hamburg und Bremen im frühen 20. Jahrhundert. 1st edition. (Reprint of the edition) Jena 1914. Europäischer Hochschulverlag, Bremen 2010
 * Hans Schackow: Brücken nach Übersee, Bridges to the world across the seas. In: Das Buch der bremischen Häfen. The Book of the Bremen Ports, p. 48–151
 * Arnold Agatz: Die Hafenanlagen im Spiegel der Zahlen. Facts and Figures about the Port Installations. In: Das Buch der bremischen Häfen. The Book of the Bremen Ports. P. 152–177
 * Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft, Bremer. In: Werner Kloos, Reinhold Thiel: Bremer Lexikon. Ein Schlüssel zu Bremen. 3., überarbeitete Auflage. Hauschild, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3-931785-47-5,
 * Herbert Schwarzwälder: Geschichte der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Band 3. Bremen in der Weimarer Republik (1918–1933). Erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage. Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995
 * Herbert Schwarzwälder: Geschichte der Freien Hansestadt Bremen, Vol. 4. Bremen in der NS-Zeit (1933–1945). Erweiterte und verbesserte Auflage. Edition Temmen, Bremen 1995
 * Bremer Lagerhausgesellschaft. In: Herbert Schwarzwälder: Das große Bremen-Lexikon. Band 1: A–K. 2., aktualisierte, überarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003
 * Fritz Peters: Bremen zwischen 1933 und 1945. Eine Chronik (Nachdruck). Dogma, Bremen 2013,
 * Kriegsgefangene und Zwangsarbeiter. Information in the digital history of Horn-Lehe.
 * Karl-Heinrich Müller, Günter Gerdes, Gerhard Thoms, Klaus-Peter Rehm: Die Hafenanlagen in Bremen. In: Jahrbuch der Hafenbautechnischen Gesellschaft. Vol. 35 (1975/76), p. 41–55.
 * The part about the history is also based on reliable sources such as newspapers or trade journals.
 * BLG is an important player in contract logistics. That does not seem to be a coincidence, but a strategy and should be said that way. At least that's what I think. Atomiccocktail (talk) 09:58, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Amendment: I have added some independent sources. They, too, reproduce the numbers found in the BLG sources, there are no contradictions here. The particular importance of the contract business unit is also evident in the press coverage, with corresponding sources being added today. See here. Atomiccocktail (talk) 10:29, 24 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello : Atomiccocktail and I, we are not straw men, and also not the other 150 writers of this articles in the German Wikipedia. Now I'm astonished and angry. BLG is an important German logistic company in Bremen. The company belongs with 63.0 % to the Freie Hansestadt Bremen. After 11 years  writing for Wikipedia it's my first time to have this experience. When will be the article comes return? I think, that the article can be shorter in the English Wikipedia as in German Wikipedia. But my English isn't good enough to do it. Greeting --Roland Kutzki (talk) 12:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

I've been in the logistics business and this company is quite notable. Other than to say "global" how does one discribe a company operating around the world from so many branches. I've accepted the draft and it will run through New Page Patrol. Expect some tightening of the wording. Thanks. Legacypac (talk) 05:37, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Request of 2018-07-16
BLG published new figures in April that were reported by the media. Especially for this reason, an update makes sense. It would be great if someone could implement that in the article. Many Thanks.

This request is an paid edit for BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co. KG.

Atomiccocktail (talk) 10:32, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

1) Update of Infobox | key_people = ... * Klaus Meier (Chairman of the Supervisory Board) | revenue = 1.088 billion EUR  | revenue_year = 2017 | num_employees = 9,685  | num_employees_year = 2017

2) Update of Chapter 2.5 Key figures

In the last four financial years, the BLG Group was able to increase sales and in 2017 achieved more than EUR 1.08 billion in revenues. Profit before taxes ranged from EUR 29.7 million to EUR 33.5 million in these years.

3) Update of Chapter 2.6 Revenue distribution (2016 should be canceled without replacement)

In 2017, the Contract division earned a total of EUR 547.8 million, the Automobile division reached EUR 550.2 million, and the Container division achieved EUR 304 million in sales.

4) Update of Chapter 2.7 Management and Executive Bodies

... Klaus Meier is the Chairman of the 16-person Supervisory Board (current as of: July 2018).

14 members comprise the Advisory Board, which is headed up by Frank Straube (Technical University of Berlin). The mission of this body is to advise the company in all matters of strategic corporate development.

5) Update of Chapter 2.8 Personnel

In the past few years, the number of employees has grown as follows:

Reply 16-JUL-2018

 * 1) ✅ The proposed changes to the infobox parameters were implemented.
 * 2) ✅ The proposed changes under 2.6 were implemented.
 * 3) ✅ The proposed changes under 2.7 were implemented.
 * 4) ❌ The proposed changes under 2.5 and 2.8 were declined, per WP:NOTSTATSBOOK.
 * Regards,  spintendo   14:19, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Request of 2019-07-31
BLG published new figures this year. This was reported by the media. Especially for this reason, an update should be done. It would be great if someone could implement it in the article. Many Thanks. Please note: This request is a paid edit for BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co. KG. Atomiccocktail (talk) 11:10, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

1) Update of infobox | revenue = 1.14 billion EUR  | revenue_year =2018 | num_employees = 11,079  | num_employees_year = 2018

2) Update of chapter 2.4 Shareholders and share

The shares of the publicly-listed Bremer Lagerhaus-Gesellschaft -Aktiengesellschaft von 1877- were divided up as follows in July 2019: The shares are no-par registered shares. They are listed on the Xetra, in Hamburg, Frankfurt and Berlin. The ISIN is DE0005261606, the WKN is 526160, and the ticker abbreviation is BLH.
 * Freie Hansestadt Bremen, Municipality (50.4%)
 * Financial holding of the Sparkasse in Bremen (Sparkasse savings bank in Bremen) (12.6%)
 * Panta Re AG (12.6)
 * Waldemar Koch Stiftung foundation (5.9%)
 * Free float (18.5%)

3) Update of chapter 2.5 Key figures

In the last three financial years, the BLG Group was able to increase sales. Profit before taxes ranged from EUR 30.8 million to EUR 37.5 million in these years.

24 domestic and foreign companies were included in the fully consolidated Group financial statements of BLG Logistics at the end of 2018. Through the equity method, an additional 20 domestic and foreign companies were accounted for in these financial statements. The companies not included in the consolidation came to a total of 19.

4) Complete cancellation of chapter 2.6 Revenue distribution

This passage should be deleted without replacement. That's too detailed.

5) Update of Chapter 2.8 Personnel

In the past three years, the number of employees has grown as follows:

6) Additional information: Sponsoring

A new chapter after chapter 3.3 Awards could be added: === Sponsoring === Since 2005/2006 the company supports the professional basketball club Eisbären Bremerhaven. Since 2010, the company is a sponsor of the Bundesliga club SV Werder Bremen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atomiccocktail (talk • contribs) 11:10, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

Reply 31-JUL-2019
Regards, Spintendo  17:04, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) ✅ The requested section on company sponsorships was added to the article.
 * 2) ✅ The infobox was updated.
 * 3) ✅ Information on shareholders (but not their individual shares) was updated.
 * 4) ✅ Revenue distribution was deleted.
 * 5) ❌ The sections on employee counts and sales have been omitted from the article. Detailed information on the company's employees and yearly sales are available from the company's publications offered at their website. Wikipedia is not the place to reproduce this already available information in detail.

Thx and a minor request
Hi Spintendo, hello everybody. Thank you Spintendo for cleaning up the article. The deletion of the tables with the many numbers makes sense, better no numbers than outdated ones.

I have a minor request for the outline. Can you ore someone else add a headline for Chapter 2 (The company today)? "Structure and divisions" will automatically become the title of chapter 2.1. That means: == The company today == === Structure and divisions ===

Thank you in advance. Atomiccocktail (talk) 19:23, 31 July 2019 (UTC)
 * I initially deleted that heading because it does not comport with MOS:RELTIME. In that instance, "today" was being used as a euphemism for the present, because of course "the company today" doesn't really apply as a snapshot of the company in a single day — which would, in any event, become invalid 24 hours later — the same reason why the past history of the company isn't labeled as "the company yesterday". Do you have any suggestions for an alternative that could be used? Please advise. Spintendo  06:38, 1 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your feedback. I have two ideas. If you like, choose one.
 * == Current situation ==
 * or
 * == Structures, owners and boards==


 * Atomiccocktail (talk) 07:00, 1 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Heading revised. Spintendo  07:43, 1 August 2019 (UTC)