diff --git a/src/ant/ant/antService.cc b/src/ant/ant/antService.cc
index e5d74cef7..f9666fd2c 100644
--- a/src/ant/ant/antService.cc
+++ b/src/ant/ant/antService.cc
@@ -1274,8 +1274,9 @@ Service::end_move (const db::DPoint &, lay::angle_constraint_type)
           //  compute moved object and replace
           ant::Object *rnew = new ant::Object (*robj);
           rnew->transform (m_trans);
+          int new_id = rnew->id ();
           mp_view->annotation_shapes ().replace (s->first, db::DUserObject (rnew));
-          annotation_changed_event (rnew->id ());
+          annotation_changed_event (new_id);
 
         }
 
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbBoxTree.h b/src/db/db/dbBoxTree.h
index acd9c37a2..cc687ca54 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbBoxTree.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbBoxTree.h
@@ -760,6 +760,15 @@ public:
     // .. nothing else ..
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Move constructor
+   */
+  box_tree (box_tree &&b)
+    : m_objects (b.m_objects), m_elements (b.m_elements), mp_root (b.mp_root)
+  {
+    b.mp_root = 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment 
    */
@@ -774,6 +783,21 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment (move)
+   */
+  box_tree &operator= (box_tree &&b)
+  {
+    clear ();
+    m_objects = b.m_objects;
+    m_elements = b.m_elements;
+    if (b.mp_root) {
+      mp_root = b.mp_root;
+      b.mp_root = 0;
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief The destructor
    */
@@ -1729,6 +1753,15 @@ public:
     // .. nothing else ..
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Move constructor
+   */
+  unstable_box_tree (unstable_box_tree &&b)
+    : m_objects (b.m_objects), mp_root (b.mp_root)
+  {
+    b.mp_root = 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment 
    */
@@ -1742,6 +1775,20 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment (move)
+   */
+  unstable_box_tree &operator= (unstable_box_tree &&b)
+  {
+    clear ();
+    m_objects = b.m_objects;
+    if (b.mp_root) {
+      mp_root = b.mp_root;
+      b.mp_root = 0;
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief The destructor
    */
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbLayer.h b/src/db/db/dbLayer.h
index 2f54619f6..453c8648f 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbLayer.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbLayer.h
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ struct layer
     operator= (d);
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief The move constructor
+   */
+  layer (const layer &&d)
+  {
+    operator= (d);
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief The assignment operator
    *
@@ -123,6 +131,20 @@ struct layer
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief The assignment operator (move semantics)
+   */
+  layer &operator= (const layer &&d)
+  {
+    if (&d != this) {
+      m_box_tree = d.m_box_tree;
+      m_bbox = d.m_bbox;
+      m_bbox_dirty = d.m_bbox_dirty;
+      m_tree_dirty = d.m_tree_dirty;
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Get the iterator for an object given by a pointer 
    */
@@ -207,6 +229,18 @@ struct layer
     return m_box_tree.insert (sh);
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Insert a new shape object (move semantics)
+   */
+  iterator insert (const Sh &&sh)
+  {
+    //  inserting will make the bbox and the tree "dirty" - i.e.
+    //  it will need to be updated.
+    m_bbox_dirty = true;
+    m_tree_dirty = true;
+    return m_box_tree.insert (sh);
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Replace the given element with a new one
    *
@@ -228,6 +262,19 @@ struct layer
     return *ncpos;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Replace the given element with a new one (move semantics)
+   */
+  Sh &replace (iterator pos, const Sh &&sh)
+  {
+    m_bbox_dirty = true;
+    m_tree_dirty = true;
+    non_const_iterator ncpos;
+    to_non_const_box_tree_iter (pos, ncpos, StableTag ());
+    *ncpos = sh;
+    return *ncpos;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Erasing of an element
    *
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbUserObject.h b/src/db/db/dbUserObject.h
index 8961480ba..f9a3c0b92 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbUserObject.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbUserObject.h
@@ -206,6 +206,18 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief The move constructor
+   */
+  user_object (user_object<C> &&d)
+    : mp_obj (0)
+  {
+    if (d.mp_obj) {
+      set_ptr (d.mp_obj);
+      d.mp_obj = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment operator
    */
@@ -219,6 +231,20 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment operator (move)
+   */
+  user_object<C> &operator= (user_object<C> &&d)
+  {
+    if (d.mp_obj) {
+      set_ptr (d.mp_obj);
+      d.mp_obj = 0;
+    } else {
+      set_ptr (0);
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief The destructor
    */
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.cc b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.cc
index c7babddd1..10a43b865 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.cc
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.cc
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ AnnotationShapes::AnnotationShapes (const AnnotationShapes &d)
   operator= (d);
 }
 
+AnnotationShapes::AnnotationShapes (const AnnotationShapes &&d)
+  : db::LayoutStateModel (true /*busy*/), db::Object (d)
+{
+  operator= (d);
+}
+
 AnnotationShapes::~AnnotationShapes ()
 {
   clear ();
@@ -106,7 +112,21 @@ AnnotationShapes::operator= (const AnnotationShapes &d)
   }
   return *this;
 }
-void 
+
+AnnotationShapes &
+AnnotationShapes::operator= (const AnnotationShapes &&d)
+{
+  if (&d != this) {
+    clear ();
+    if (manager () && manager ()->transacting ()) {
+      manager ()->queue (this, new AnnotationLayerOp (true /*insert*/, d.m_layer.begin (), d.m_layer.end ()));
+    }
+    m_layer = d.m_layer;
+  }
+  return *this;
+}
+
+void
 AnnotationShapes::clear ()
 {
   if (manager () && manager ()->transacting ()) {
@@ -126,7 +146,17 @@ AnnotationShapes::insert (const shape_type &sh)
   return *m_layer.insert (sh);
 }
 
-void 
+const AnnotationShapes::shape_type &
+AnnotationShapes::insert (const shape_type &&sh)
+{
+  if (manager () && manager ()->transacting ()) {
+    manager ()->queue (this, new AnnotationLayerOp (true /*insert*/, sh));
+  }
+  invalidate_state ();  //  HINT: must come before the change is done!
+  return *m_layer.insert (sh);
+}
+
+void
 AnnotationShapes::reserve (size_t n)
 {
   m_layer.reserve (n);
@@ -156,7 +186,21 @@ AnnotationShapes::replace (iterator pos, const shape_type &sh)
   return *pos;
 }
 
-void 
+const AnnotationShapes::shape_type &
+AnnotationShapes::replace (iterator pos, const shape_type &&sh)
+{
+  if (&*pos != &sh && *pos != sh) {
+    if (manager () && manager ()->transacting ()) {
+      manager ()->queue (this, new AnnotationLayerOp (false /*not insert*/, *pos));
+      manager ()->queue (this, new AnnotationLayerOp (true /*insert*/, sh));
+    }
+    invalidate_state ();  //  HINT: must come before the change is done!
+    m_layer.replace (pos, sh);
+  }
+  return *pos;
+}
+
+void
 AnnotationShapes::redo (db::Op *op)
 {
   AnnotationLayerOp *layop = dynamic_cast<AnnotationLayerOp *> (op);
diff --git a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.h b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.h
index f715c8597..c60abb5e5 100644
--- a/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.h
+++ b/src/laybasic/laybasic/layAnnotationShapes.h
@@ -135,16 +135,37 @@ public:
    */
   AnnotationShapes (const AnnotationShapes &d);
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Copy ctor
+   */
+  AnnotationShapes (const AnnotationShapes &&d);
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment operator
    */
   AnnotationShapes &operator= (const AnnotationShapes &d);
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment operator (move)
+   */
+  AnnotationShapes &operator= (const AnnotationShapes &&d);
+
   /**
    *  @brief Insert a shape_type
    */
   const shape_type &insert (const shape_type &sh);
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Insert a sequence of DUserObject shapes
+   *
+   *  Inserts a sequence of shapes [from,to)
+   */
+
+  /**
+   *  @brief Insert a shape_type (move semantics)
+   */
+  const shape_type &insert (const shape_type &&sh);
+
   /**
    *  @brief Insert a sequence of DUserObject shapes
    *
@@ -212,6 +233,11 @@ public:
    */
   const shape_type &replace (iterator pos, const shape_type &sh);
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Replace an element at the given position with another shape (move semantics)
+   */
+  const shape_type &replace (iterator pos, const shape_type &&sh);
+
   /**
    *  @brief updates the bbox 
    *
diff --git a/src/tl/tl/tlReuseVector.h b/src/tl/tl/tlReuseVector.h
index 5a2eb6435..d9ff78cda 100644
--- a/src/tl/tl/tlReuseVector.h
+++ b/src/tl/tl/tlReuseVector.h
@@ -535,6 +535,19 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Move constructor
+   *
+   *  See operator= for a description of the copy operation.
+   */
+  reuse_vector (reuse_vector &&d)
+  {
+    mp_start = d.mp_start; d.mp_start = 0;
+    mp_finish = d.mp_finish; d.mp_finish = 0;
+    mp_capacity = d.mp_capacity; d.mp_capacity = 0;
+    mp_rdata = d.mp_rdata; d.mp_rdata = 0;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Destructor
    */
@@ -562,6 +575,20 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment (move)
+   */
+  reuse_vector &operator= (reuse_vector &&d)
+  {
+    if (&d != this) {
+      mp_start = d.mp_start; d.mp_start = 0;
+      mp_finish = d.mp_finish; d.mp_finish = 0;
+      mp_capacity = d.mp_capacity; d.mp_capacity = 0;
+      mp_rdata = d.mp_rdata; d.mp_rdata = 0;
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment
    *
diff --git a/src/tl/tl/tlVector.h b/src/tl/tl/tlVector.h
index b4ce0e5a1..0bbd77803 100644
--- a/src/tl/tl/tlVector.h
+++ b/src/tl/tl/tlVector.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ public:
    */
   explicit vector (const tl::vector<T> &d) : base (d) { }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Move constructor
+   */
+  explicit vector (const tl::vector<T> &&d) : base (d) { }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Assignment
    */
@@ -71,6 +76,17 @@ public:
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Assignment (Move)
+   */
+  vector &operator= (const tl::vector<T> &&d)
+  {
+    if (&d != this) {
+      base::operator= (d);
+    }
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    *  @brief Initialization with value and length
    */