diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/Gendreau.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/Gendreau.java
index 183b9a1e..3413a318 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/Gendreau.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/Gendreau.java
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import util.RandomNumberGeneration;
-import algorithms.RuinStrategy.RuinListener;
 import basics.Job;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
 import basics.algo.InsertionListener;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModule;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModuleListener;
 import basics.route.TourActivity;
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinAndRecreateModule.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinAndRecreateModule.java
index 2868d525..23741a97 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinAndRecreateModule.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinAndRecreateModule.java
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ package algorithms;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import util.RouteUtils;
-import algorithms.RuinStrategy.RuinListener;
 import basics.Job;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
 import basics.algo.InsertionListener;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModule;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModuleListener;
 
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinListeners.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinListeners.java
index f9be7c42..ca885c5f 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinListeners.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinListeners.java
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 
-import algorithms.RuinStrategy.RuinListener;
 import basics.Job;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 class RuinListeners {
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRadial.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRadial.java
index 68368ac4..bf7704f4 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRadial.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRadial.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import util.RandomNumberGeneration;
 import util.StopWatch;
 import basics.Job;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRandom.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRandom.java
index 3695a2dd..c4e5dfe3 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRandom.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinRandom.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import util.RandomNumberGeneration;
 import basics.Job;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinStrategy.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinStrategy.java
index 0670ba5a..e96c1ed4 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinStrategy.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/RuinStrategy.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package algorithms;
 import java.util.Collection;
 
 import basics.Job;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 
@@ -28,39 +29,6 @@ import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
 public interface RuinStrategy {
 	
-	/**
-	 * Listener that listens to the ruin-process. It informs whoever is interested about start, end and about a removal of a job.
-	 * 
-	 * @author schroeder
-	 *
-	 */
-	public static interface RuinListener {
-		
-		/**
-		 * informs about ruin-start.
-		 * 
-		 * @param routes
-		 */
-		public void ruinStarts(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes);
-		
-		/**
-		 * informs about ruin-end.
-		 * 
-		 * @param routes
-		 * @param unassignedJobs
-		 */
-		public void ruinEnds(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes, Collection<Job> unassignedJobs);
-		
-		/**
-		 * informs if a {@link Job} has been removed from a {@link VehicleRoute}.
-		 * 
-		 * @param job
-		 * @param fromRoute
-		 */
-		public void removed(Job job, VehicleRoute fromRoute);
-		
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Ruins a current solution, i.e. a collection of vehicle-routes and 
 	 * returns a collection of removed and thus unassigned jobs.
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateManagerImpl.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateManagerImpl.java
index e0383803..c72a1108 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateManagerImpl.java
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import basics.Job;
+import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
+import basics.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import basics.algo.InsertionEndsListener;
+import basics.algo.InsertionListener;
 import basics.algo.InsertionStartsListener;
+import basics.algo.IterationStartsListener;
 import basics.algo.JobInsertedListener;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.route.TourActivity;
 import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
 
-class StateManagerImpl implements StateManager, InsertionStartsListener, JobInsertedListener {
+public class StateManagerImpl implements StateManager, IterationStartsListener, RuinListener, InsertionStartsListener, JobInsertedListener, InsertionEndsListener {
 
 	static class StatesImpl implements States{
 
@@ -152,4 +158,33 @@ class StateManagerImpl implements StateManager, InsertionStartsListener, JobInse
 	public void addRouteVisitor(RouteVisitor routeVisitor){
 		routeVisitors.add(routeVisitor);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void informIterationStarts(int i, VehicleRoutingProblem problem, Collection<VehicleRoutingProblemSolution> solutions) {
+		clear();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void ruinStarts(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void ruinEnds(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes, Collection<Job> unassignedJobs) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void removed(Job job, VehicleRoute fromRoute) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void informInsertionEnds(Collection<VehicleRoute> vehicleRoutes) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
 }
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
index a0cdf286..ca899ae2 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/algorithms/StateUpdates.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import algorithms.BackwardInTimeListeners.BackwardInTimeListener;
 import algorithms.ForwardInTimeListeners.ForwardInTimeListener;
-import algorithms.RuinStrategy.RuinListener;
 import algorithms.StateManager.StateImpl;
 import basics.Delivery;
 import basics.Job;
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ import basics.algo.InsertionStartsListener;
 import basics.algo.IterationEndsListener;
 import basics.algo.IterationStartsListener;
 import basics.algo.JobInsertedListener;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.algo.VehicleRoutingAlgorithmListener;
 import basics.costs.ForwardTransportCost;
 import basics.costs.ForwardTransportTime;
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/algo/RuinListener.java b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/algo/RuinListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb75ca78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/main/java/basics/algo/RuinListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package basics.algo;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import basics.Job;
+import basics.route.VehicleRoute;
+
+/**
+ * Listener that listens to the ruin-process. It informs whoever is interested about start, end and about a removal of a job.
+ * 
+ * @author schroeder
+ *
+ */
+public interface RuinListener extends SearchStrategyModuleListener{
+	
+	/**
+	 * informs about ruin-start.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 */
+	public void ruinStarts(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes);
+	
+	/**
+	 * informs about ruin-end.
+	 * 
+	 * @param routes
+	 * @param unassignedJobs
+	 */
+	public void ruinEnds(Collection<VehicleRoute> routes, Collection<Job> unassignedJobs);
+	
+	/**
+	 * informs if a {@link Job} has been removed from a {@link VehicleRoute}.
+	 * 
+	 * @param job
+	 * @param fromRoute
+	 */
+	public void removed(Job job, VehicleRoute fromRoute);
+	
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/TestAlgorithmReader.java b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/TestAlgorithmReader.java
index 949cdfa3..99f9bdd4 100644
--- a/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/TestAlgorithmReader.java
+++ b/jsprit-core/src/test/java/algorithms/TestAlgorithmReader.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import basics.Job;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingAlgorithm;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblem;
 import basics.VehicleRoutingProblemSolution;
+import basics.algo.RuinListener;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategy;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModule;
 import basics.algo.SearchStrategyModuleListener;