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18/09/2015at 13:42

Wilh. Wilhelmsen on the lookout for acquisitions in logistics

"Many treat us like a traditional shipping company. But we are not in the industry to buy and sell ships," said CEO Thomas Wilhelmsen at the Group’s Capital Markets Day.
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OLE ANDERSEN

Norwegian Wilh. Wilhelmsen, which together with its Swedish partner Wallenius controls 23 percent of the world's fleet for the transport of cars, is on the hunt for investment possibilities within logistics. Wilhelmsen has no plans of further growth in the car transport segment.

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