Norway’s Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) says the joint venture with Wallenius Lines of Sweden has filed a protest after being outbid by a competitor.

$305m deal

The legal moves come days after the US Defense Department’s US Transportation Command awarded the $305m contract to International Auto Logistics (IAL), a company based in the US state of Georgia.

AAL will see its current contract expire in December, WWH said in an earnings briefing.

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