Wallenius Lines

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Wallenius Lines
TypePrivate
Industry Car carrier shipping
Founded1934
Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden
Area served
Worldwide
Parent Soya Group
Website www.walleniuslines.com

Wallenius Lines is a privately owned Swedish 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 segment.

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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.

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