A container transport device includes a drive driving a star wheel mounted on bearings within a hollow column that is part of the machine frame. The star wheel comprises two star wheel elements, one forming the leading flanks and the other forming trailing flanks. The two elements adjust to define an angular offset between them. During transport, the elements rotate synchronously while maintaining the angular offset. The hollow column encloses all function elements for setting or maintaining an angular offset, thus protecting them from exterior influence.

A container transport apparatus includes a base device and a put-on-device. The base device has a support body and a first coupling element that can be driven in rotation via a drive unit. The support body has a connecting portion facing the put-on-device, on which a receiving chamber is formed in which the first coupling element is arranged. The put-on-device has a transport body with a container receptacle for a container, a second coupling element connected to the transport body in a rotationally fixed manner, and a put-on-body. The coupling elements magnetically couple together to drive the transport body. The put-on-body rests against the connecting portion and is connected to the connecting portion via a force-locking and/or positive-locking connection. The transport body is rotatable relative to the put-on-body, covers the put-on-body, and projects radially beyond the put-on-body. The transport apparatus can be part of a system for processing containers.