Electromagnetic transport system comprising a number of transport units which are movably arranged along a transport route, wherein drive coils are arranged along the transport route and drive magnets are arranged on the transport units, wherein the transport route is divided into transport sections and the transport sections each comprise at least one transport segment, with each of the transport sections being assigned a section control unit and with each transport segment being assigned a segment controller, characterized in that a logistics unit is provided, which is connected to the section control units via a logistics network, and is designed to specify a destination of the number of transport units to the section control units via the logistics network, in that the section control units of the transport sections are connected to the segment controllers of the associated transport segments via a segment network and are designed - to determine a track section for the transport units located in the associated transport section from the destination for the associated transport section, wherein the track section describes a general route from a current location of the transport units to a transfer position between adjacent transport sections, if the destination is outside the transport section, or describes the destination, if the destination is inside the transport section, - to determine target values (sw) for the transport units located in the associated transport section using the track section, - and to transmit the target values (sw) to the associated segment controllers via the segment network and in that the segment controllers are designed to supply current to the drive coils using the target values (sw) and occurring actual values (iw) to generate a magnetic field which interacts with drive magnets of the transport units to move the number of transport units. wherein the transport route is divided into transport sections and the transport sections each comprise at least one transport segment, with each of the transport sections being assigned a section control unit and with each transport segment being assigned a segment controller, characterized in that a logistics unit is provided, which is connected to the section control units via a logistics network, and is designed to specify a destination of the number of transport units to the section control units via the logistics network, in that the section control units of the transport sections are connected to the segment controllers of the associated transport segments via a segment network and are designed - to determine a track section for the transport units located in the associated transport section from the destination for the associated transport section, wherein the track section describes a general route from a current location of the transport units to a transfer position between adjacent transport sections, if the destination is outside the transport section, or describes the destination, if the destination is inside the transport section, - to determine target values (sw) for the transport units located in the associated transport section using the track section, - and to transmit the target values (sw) to the associated segment controllers via the segment network - to determine a track section for the transport units located in the associated transport section from the destination for the associated transport section, wherein the track section describes a general route from a current location of the transport units to a transfer position between adjacent transport sections, if the destination is outside the transport section, or describes the destination, if the destination is inside the transport section, - to determine target values (sw) for the transport units located in the associated transport section using the track section, - and to transmit the target values (sw) to the associated segment controllers via the segment network and in that the segment controllers are designed to supply current to the drive coils using the target values (sw) and occurring actual values (iw) to generate a magnetic field which interacts with drive magnets of the transport units to move the number of transport units.