Wallenius Wilhelmsen withdraws dividend, mothballs vessels in virus response
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OSLO (Reuters) - Shipping firm Wallenius Wilhelmsen , which transports cars and other vehicles from factories to markets, has cut its dividend to zero and will mothball up to 10 vessels as demand plunged amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Monday.The company also plans to scrap up to four older vessels, it added.Oslo-listed Wallenius Wilhelmsen, which operates around 125 vessels, had originally proposed to pay dividends of up to $60 million, divided into two tranches."The world has changed..