Wallenius Lines is a privately owned
Swedish
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shipping company. The company was founded in 1934 by Olof Wallenius. Wallenius Lines is an investor and active owner within the global shipping industry, specifically the international car and
roll-on/roll-off
Roll-on/roll-off (RORO or ro-ro) ships are cargo ships designed to carry wheeled cargo, such as cars, motorcycles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, buses, trailers, and railroad cars, that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels or using ...
segment.
Wallenius Lines is fully owned by Rederi AB Soya and part of the Soya Group.
History
In the 1960s, Wallenius pioneered the RoRo concept, first on the North Atlantic trade and later on the Asian trade when Wallenius became the first independent shipping line to work with Japan’s automobile manufacturing industry.
See also
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics was a privately owned Norwegian/ Swedish shipping company, established in 1999 and co-owned by the two shipping companies Wallenius Lines and Wilh. Wilhelmsen.
Overview
Prior to its restructuring and division of ...
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Wallenius Marine
Wallenius Marine is a ship design and ship management company in Sweden. Headquartered in Stockholm, the company has additional offices in Singapore and employs some 800 people.
The company was spun off from Wallenius Lines in 2003 to focus on sh ...
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen
Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) is a Norwegian multinational maritime industry, maritime group, headquartered in Lysaker, Norway. The group employs more than 21,000 people and has operations in 75 nations. The Wilhelmsen group operates the la ...
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American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier
American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier is an American shipping line specialized in Roll-on/roll-off worldwide sea carriage.
Overview
ARC is the largest US-flag Roll-on/roll-off carrier, and the third largest US-flag shipping line overall
operating in ...
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EUKOR
EUKOR is a specialised Roll-on/roll-off shipping line formed in 2002.
The company's main business is the sea carriage of new and used cars and High & Heavy cargo.
The name of the brand EUKOR comes from a portmanteau that combines together the wo ...
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United European Car Carriers
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line, created in 1990 and based in Oslo, Norway. The company primarily transports cargo on short sea routes within Europe.
History
The company had its roots in Ugland-A ...
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Nippon Yusen Kaisha
References
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External links
* {{Official website, https://www.wallenius.se/
Shipping companies of Sweden
Car carrier shipping companies
Ro-ro shipping companies