WWL opens Moscow office

   Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics said Tuesday it has opened a new office in Moscow to support its current Russian presence in St. Petersburg.
   “Moscow is the central vehicle logistics hub in Russia, a market that, after a short set-back in 2009, has seen rapid growth in the automotive and rolling equipment sector over the past years,” the company said in a statement. “The city is also a hub for several rail and trucking companies, important partners that support Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics in its ambition to deliver factory to dealer solutions for their customers logistics needs, be it on land or at sea.”
   St. Petersburg will continue to be WWL’s head office in Russia. The city, with its port, is the home base for many of the company’s breakbulk and project cargo customers and forwarders.
   WWL has operated in Russia since 2003, establishing an owned branch office in St. Petersburg in 2009. That year, the company started calling St. Petersburg with a service from Gothenburg and Bremerhaven via Kotka in Finland. The company now offers ocean transport to and from St. Petersburg and Ust-Luga, as well as ports in Finland and Estonia, based on transshipment services with short-sea carriers. WWL also offers connectivity to inland locations in Russia for both export and import of cars and rolling equipment.