Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics was a privately owned

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, established in 1999 and co-owned by the two shipping companies

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Prior to its restructuring and division of its services in 2017 as the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group, the company offered a range of logistics services, including

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, ocean transportation using

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. After rebranding and reorganisation, it remains one of the world's largest companies in the transporting of

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equipment: automobiles, heavy machinery (mining, construction, farming equipment), yachts, trains, power stations, trailers,

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s and others. Headquartered in

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, with main regional offices in

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, the company has 8,700 employees worldwide. On 29 October 2008 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics received the distinguished Norwegian American Trade Award for 2008 from the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce. In 2017, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics was split into Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Solutions in the Wallenius Wilhelmsen Group. The latter provides land-based solutions to many industries, including the automotive, aerospace, and agricultural machinery sectors, while the former subdivision of the Group manages ocean-bound operations. The shipping group currently operates a fleet of 123 vessels.

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