Our group ranks today as one of Norway’s leading centres of maritime expertise. Half the workforce, which exceeds 13 000 people, sail on more than 250 ships. The rest work at more than 250 offices in over 60 countries and at a number of terminals. Our results are created through the interaction between these human resources. We have developed from a more traditional shipping business, with the focus on owning and operating ships, to becoming a global supplier of transport and logistical services. The emphasis will continue to lie on the maritime sector, but we no longer regard the ownership of vessels as necessarily central to our operations.

In all parts of our business, we clearly see that opportunities for growth and profits are biggest by far in those areas where we can primarily sell maritime knowledge and expertise. Our principal challenge will be to continue developing expertise in order to accomplish the transition from acting primarily as a supplier of ship-based transport services to having the ability to offer solutions and organise transport from the producer all the way to the customer. In this value chain, our group will be a maritime brand and a preferred business partner.

The international liner activity has always been the core business of Wilh. Wilhelmsen.

The liner and car carrier business conducted by Wilh. Wilhelmsen covers today the operation of a combined fleet of car and ro-ro carriers in liner traffic
and under contracts of affreightment. The fleet is operated by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines, a company established in 1999 and owned jointly with Walleniusrederierna AB, Stockholm.

With its fleet of about 60 ships, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ranks as one of the world`s largest operator companies for shipping cars and rolling cargo, with a presence in all the large and important trades. The company has also a substantial land-based global distribution netwwork.



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