A system for transporting articles, the system comprising: a transfer starwheel assembly including one or more recesses, each of the recesses being configured to receive an article, and each of the recesses including a vacuum port, characterised in that each of the recesses include at least one insert formed from a compliant material, the at least one insert at least partially defining a shape of the recess, the shape of the recess corresponding to an aspect of the article and in that the system comprises: a mounting hub assembly including a plurality of circumferential sets of vacuum openings, each of the circumferential sets being spaced axially along the mounting hub assembly from an adjacent one of the circumferential sets, the circumferential sets of vacuum openings being configured to be coupled to a vacuum source, wherein the transfer starwheel assembly is mounted on the mounting hub assembly, the transfer starwheel assembly being positioned on the mounting hub assembly to align the vacuum ports of the transfer starwheel assembly with a selected one of the circumferential sets of vacuum openings, the mounting hub assembly being configured to rotate the transfer starwheel assembly so that the transfer starwheel assembly receives the article into one of the recesses at a first position and rotates with the mounting hub assembly to a second position, the article being held in the recess between the first position and the second position by the shape of the recess and a vacuum force at the vacuum port in the recess. a transfer starwheel assembly including one or more recesses, each of the recesses being configured to receive an article, and each of the recesses including a vacuum port, characterised in that each of the recesses include at least one insert formed from a compliant material, the at least one insert at least partially defining a shape of the recess, the shape of the recess corresponding to an aspect of the article and in that the system comprises: a mounting hub assembly including a plurality of circumferential sets of vacuum openings, each of the circumferential sets being spaced axially along the mounting hub assembly from an adjacent one of the circumferential sets, the circumferential sets of vacuum openings being configured to be coupled to a vacuum source, wherein the transfer starwheel assembly is mounted on the mounting hub assembly, the transfer starwheel assembly being positioned on the mounting hub assembly to align the vacuum ports of the transfer starwheel assembly with a selected one of the circumferential sets of vacuum openings, the mounting hub assembly being configured to rotate the transfer starwheel assembly so that the transfer starwheel assembly receives the article into one of the recesses at a first position and rotates with the mounting hub assembly to a second position, the article being held in the recess between the first position and the second position by the shape of the recess and a vacuum force at the vacuum port in the recess. a mounting hub assembly including a plurality of circumferential sets of vacuum openings, each of the circumferential sets being spaced axially along the mounting hub assembly from an adjacent one of the circumferential sets, the circumferential sets of vacuum openings being configured to be coupled to a vacuum source, wherein the transfer starwheel assembly is mounted on the mounting hub assembly, the transfer starwheel assembly being positioned on the mounting hub assembly to align the vacuum ports of the transfer starwheel assembly with a selected one of the circumferential sets of vacuum openings, the mounting hub assembly being configured to rotate the transfer starwheel assembly so that the transfer starwheel assembly receives the article into one of the recesses at a first position and rotates with the mounting hub assembly to a second position, the article being held in the recess between the first position and the second position by the shape of the recess and a vacuum force at the vacuum port in the recess.