As the race’s sole official logistics partner, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) is transporting all essential race equipment and promotional supplies for the race organisation and the participating syndicates.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is the leading independent provider of finished vehicle logistics solutions for manufacturers of automotive and rolling equipment. WWL offers global and integrated solutions from factory to dealer.
Services include ocean transportation, terminal and technical services, inland distribution and supply chain management, combining global reach with local market expertise
WWL serves the world’s key markets with more than 60 modern, environmentally-friendly ships on services to and from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania and employs more than 3,200 people across five continents. The company is jointly owned by Wallenius Lines of Sweden and Wilh. Wilhelmsen of Norway.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics’ association with the race, which dates back to the 1996/97 event, is built upon its special expertise in carrying yachts around the world and in providing integrated ocean and inland logistics solutions to race competitors as it does for other global concerns around the world. The company’s commitment to helping to preserve marine life on the high seas mirrors that of the Volvo Ocean Race.
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is committed to reducing the impact of its operations on the environment by lowering its emissions into sea and air. The company only uses low sulphur fuel to drive its ships and this has enabled the company to save the world from 75,550 tons of sulphur dioxide emissions from 2001 to 2006 – equal to the total emissions of the city of London in the same period
The ballast water issue is a deep seated one with ocean transport. To combat this threat Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is fitting an innovative ballast water treatment system, called PureBallast, on board all its new ships. This treats ballast water without chemicals and does not leave behind any toxic residues, returning just pure sterile water
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics is also the sole sponsor of WWF’s (the global conservation organisation) High Seas conservation Program, aimed at protecting global marine life from major threats.
In June 2007, King Harald V of Norway presented Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics with the prestigious Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Award for its commitment to improving the environmental standards in the shipping industry. This is the second environmental award the company has won in 2007, the first being Lloyd’s List ‘Clean Seas’ award for successfully reducing SO² emissions.
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