diff --git a/CMakeListsMachine.txt b/CMakeListsMachine.txt
index 3abb27a5a..df22d57bd 100644
--- a/CMakeListsMachine.txt
+++ b/CMakeListsMachine.txt
@@ -163,6 +163,31 @@ ELSE()
   ENDIF()
 ENDIF()
 
+# =========================================================================
+# CHECK SUPPORT FOR VARIOUS FORTRAN (2003,2008) FEATURES
+# =========================================================================
+INCLUDE(CheckSourceCompiles)
+CHECK_SOURCE_COMPILES(Fortran
+"MODULE F03MOD
+IMPLICIT NONE
+PRIVATE
+CONTAINS
+! Check for MOVE_ALLOC feature
+SUBROUTINE F03_MOVE_ALLOC()
+REAL,ALLOCATABLE::a(:,:),b(:,:)
+ALLOCATE(a(3,3))
+CALL MOVE_ALLOC(a,b)
+END SUBROUTINE F03_MOVE_ALLOC
+END MODULE F03MOD
+
+PROGRAM F03PROG
+END"
+Fortran2003Check)
+
+IF(NOT Fortran2003Check)
+  MESSAGE(ERROR "Failed to compile basic Fortran2003 programm! Please ensure your compiler is up-to-date!")
+ENDIF()
+
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Compiling with [${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_ID}] (v${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION}) fortran compiler using [${PICLAS_INSTRUCTION}] instruction")
 
 # =========================================================================
diff --git a/src/particles/restart/particle_readin.f90 b/src/particles/restart/particle_readin.f90
index 33e98f3f1..643d5c3d3 100644
--- a/src/particles/restart/particle_readin.f90
+++ b/src/particles/restart/particle_readin.f90
@@ -282,11 +282,7 @@ SUBROUTINE ParticleReadin()
   DO iProc = 2,nProcessors
     MPIoffsetPartRecv(iProc) = SUM(MPInPartRecv(1:iProc-1))
   END DO
-
-  DEALLOCATE(PartInt)
-  ALLOCATE(PartInt(PartIntSize,FirstElemInd:LastElemInd))
-  PartInt = PartIntTmp
-  DEALLOCATE(PartIntTmp)
+  CALL MOVE_ALLOC(PartIntTmp,PartInt)
   PartIntExists = .TRUE.
 
   locnPart    = PartInt(ELEM_LastPartInd,LastElemInd)-PartInt(ELEM_FirstPartInd,FirstElemInd)
@@ -308,12 +304,8 @@ SUBROUTINE ParticleReadin()
     ! Communicate PartData over MPI
     CALL MPI_ALLTOALLV(PartData,counts_send,disp_send,MPI_STRUCT,PartDataTmp,counts_recv,disp_recv,MPI_STRUCT,MPI_COMM_WORLD,iError)
   END ASSOCIATE
-
-  DEALLOCATE(PartData)
-  ALLOCATE(PartData(PartDataSize,offsetnPart+1_IK:offsetnPart+locnPart))
-  PartData = PartDataTmp
-  DEALLOCATE(PartDataTmp)
-  PartDataExists = .TRUE.
+  CALL MOVE_ALLOC(PartDataTmp,PartData)
+  PartDataExists   = .TRUE.
 
   ! ------------------------------------------------
   ! DSMC-specific arrays
@@ -337,11 +329,7 @@ SUBROUTINE ParticleReadin()
         ! Communicate VibQuantData over MPI
         CALL MPI_ALLTOALLV(VibQuantData,counts_send,disp_send,MPI_STRUCT,VibQuantDataTmp,counts_recv,disp_recv,MPI_STRUCT,MPI_COMM_WORLD,iError)
       END ASSOCIATE
-
-      DEALLOCATE(VibQuantData)
-      ALLOCATE(VibQuantData(MaxQuantNum,offsetnPart+1_IK:offsetnPart+locnPart))
-      VibQuantData = VibQuantDataTmp
-      DEALLOCATE(VibQuantDataTmp)
+      CALL MOVE_ALLOC(VibQuantDataTmp,VibQuantData)
     END IF
 
     ! Electronic
@@ -363,11 +351,7 @@ SUBROUTINE ParticleReadin()
         ! Communicate ElecDistriData over MPI
         CALL MPI_ALLTOALLV(ElecDistriData,counts_send,disp_send,MPI_STRUCT,ElecDistriDataTmp,counts_recv,disp_recv,MPI_STRUCT,MPI_COMM_WORLD,iError)
       END ASSOCIATE
-
-      DEALLOCATE(ElecDistriData)
-      ALLOCATE(ElecDistriData(MaxElecQuant,offsetnPart+1_IK:offsetnPart+locnPart))
-      ElecDistriData = ElecDistriDataTmp
-      DEALLOCATE(ElecDistriDataTmp)
+      CALL MOVE_ALLOC(ElecDistriDataTmp,ElecDistriData)
     END IF
 
     ! Ambipolar Diffusion
@@ -389,11 +373,7 @@ SUBROUTINE ParticleReadin()
         ! Communicate AD_Data over MPI
         CALL MPI_ALLTOALLV(AD_Data,counts_send,disp_send,MPI_STRUCT,AD_DataTmp,counts_recv,disp_recv,MPI_STRUCT,MPI_COMM_WORLD,iError)
       END ASSOCIATE
-
-      DEALLOCATE(AD_Data)
-      ALLOCATE(AD_Data(3,offsetnPart+1_IK:offsetnPart+locnPart))
-      AD_Data = AD_DataTmp
-      DEALLOCATE(AD_DataTmp)
+      CALL MOVE_ALLOC(AD_DataTmp,AD_Data)
     END IF
   END IF ! useDSMC
 
diff --git a/src/restart/restart_field.f90 b/src/restart/restart_field.f90
index 4b45eda49..728c631dc 100644
--- a/src/restart/restart_field.f90
+++ b/src/restart/restart_field.f90
@@ -234,11 +234,7 @@ SUBROUTINE FieldRestart()
       CALL MPI_TYPE_COMMIT(MPI_STRUCT,iError)
       CALL MPI_ALLTOALLV(U,counts_send,disp_send,MPI_STRUCT,UTmp,counts_recv,disp_recv,MPI_STRUCT,MPI_COMM_WORLD,iError)
     END ASSOCIATE
-
-    DEALLOCATE(U)
-    ALLOCATE(U(PP_nVar,0:PP_N,0:PP_N,0:PP_N,nElems))
-    U = UTmp
-    DEALLOCATE(UTmp)
+    CALL MOVE_ALLOC(UTmp,U)
   END IF ! ALLOCATED(U)
 #endif /*USE_HDG*/