Container transport system and method for transporting containers

A container transport system for transporting a plurality of containers along a transport path comprising:

• a first container transport device comprising a plurality of first transport elements for holding and transporting the containers;
• a detection device;
• a second container transport device comprising a plurality of second transport elements for holding and transporting the containers, wherein the second container transport device is arranged along the transport path downstream of the first container transport device,
• wherein the detection device is configured to detect the orientation of a container held by a first transport element,
• wherein the second container transport device is configured to align a second transport element based on the orientation of the container held by the first transport element, which orientation is detected by the detection device, in order to receive the container, and
• wherein the second transport element is aligned based on the orientation of the container held by the first transport element before receiving the container.