Abstract: An apparatus for the movement of bottles in bottling plants includes a frame and a star-shaped structure adapted to rotate on a vertical axis through first moving unit and including at least a side edge, the side edge being adapted to abut on a bottle so as to move it, wherein a scoop is pivoted and placed adjacent on the at least a portion of end of the side edge and adapted to abut on the bottle, so that the side face and the side edge create a continuous supporting profile for the first bottle, the scoop being coupled to a moving mechanism adapted to make the scoop rotate, so as to vary the angle between the side face and the side edge; wherein the moving mechanism includes a cam guide fixed to the frame, a first and second levers coupled to the scoop.