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CMA CGM: the world's third largest container shipping group

Led by its founder Jacques R. Saadé, the CMA CGM Group is a container transport company.

As a global carrier operating on all the world's seas and oceans, the Group also benefits from the renowned expertise of its subsidiaries.

CMA CGM provides customers with tailor-made solutions to meet all their transport requirements, on land as well as at sea.

Indeed the CMA CGM Group is one of the first of the global shipping carriers to have control of the complete logistics chain. It offers a door-to-door service that integrates maritime transport with inland waterways or rail, as well as port handling facilities and logistics on land.

The Group's presence in the world's most important terminals enables it to secure berths for its vessels, to keep container handling times to a minimum, and ensure excellent communication between its fleet and the ports.

About history

1977

Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) is created through the merger of "les Messageries Maritimes (MessMar) and "la Compagnie Générale Transatlantique" (Transat).

1978

Jacques R. Saadé forms Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA).

1995

CMA becomes the leading French container shipping company.

1996

Formerly State-owned CGM is privatized.

1998

Acquisition of Australian National Lines (ANL).

1999

CMA and CGM are legally merged.
Creation of CMA CGM "The French Line":78 ships/260,000 TEU.

2002

Acquisition of UK-based MacAndrews to develop the European feedering business.
CMA CGM builds its new headquarters in Marseille.

2003

CMA CGM ranks No. 5 worldwide, with 153 ships and 304,000 TEU. 21 vessels are ordered, with capacities of 5,700 to 8,200 TEU

2004

Acquisition of the Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, a luxury cruise line, as well as Tapis Rouge, a premium tour operator.

2005

CMA CGM steps up its multimodal transport diversification strategy.

2006

Acquisition of Delmas

2007

CMA CGM purchases Taiwanese company Cheng Lie Navigation Ltd., Moroccan company COMANAV and American company US Lines.

2008

Acquisition of the insurance broker ARB in London. delivery of the first 11,000 TEU vessels ordered by the Group.In October, CMA CGM Group celebrates its 30th anniversary.

2009

CMA CGM awarded « Ocean Carrier of the Year » by the world N°1 retailer.
The Group takes delivery of CMA CGM Christophe Colomb (13 830 teu), new flagship of the CMA CGM fleet.

2010

CMA CGM has issued Redeemable bonds, all of which were subscribed to the YILDIRIM Group.

2011

Christening of CMA CGM Titan in Dunkirk.Delivery of the Tour CMA CGM, new Head Office.

Our vision

By unveiling its new international campaign entitled « The Heart of Shipping », CMA CGM confirms its passion for its core business and its long term commitment in this field.

CMA CGM, the world's third largest container shipping Group

Founded in 1978 by Jacques R. Saadé, CMA CGM is today France's leading and the world's third largest container shipping company. It has more than 17,000 employees around the world, of which 4,200 in France. Of the French employees, 2,200 are based in Marseille, where the Group was founded.

In 33 years, CMA CGM Group has become a major player in the global maritime shipping industry. Backed by 650 offices and agencies in more than 150 countries and operating nearly 160 regular shipping lines, CMA CGM Group offers comprehensive market coverage capable of meeting customer expectations across the globe.

Deploying one of the world's most efficient fleets

CMA CGM Group's modern, efficient fleet currently comprises nearly 390 vessels, of which around 100 are owned. Equipped with the most advanced environmental protection and safety technologies, the largest of these latest generation ships have reached extraordinary size, exceeding 350 meters stem to stern.

These "giants of the seas", like the CMA CGM Christophe Colomb, the fleet's flagship recently christened by Christine Lagarde, are enabling the Group to offer customers services that are at once regular, on-time and increasingly competitive.

Serving customers as their preferred partner

What sets CMA CGM apart is its spirit of service. Thanks to Its ability to listen and understand, agile responsiveness and continuous innovation, the Group can offer customers a steadily expanding portfolio of increasingly effective services aligned with their every need.

From the creation of bamboo-floored containers to the introduction of pallet-wide containers, from the development of market-dedicated lines to software like the eco-calculator, CMA CGM teams are working in close collaboration with their partners to deliver continuously improved bespoke solutions.

As a global enterprise operating on all the world's shipping routes, CMA CGM Group leverages the extensive continental expertise of such subsidiaries as Delmas in Africa, CNC Line in Asia, ANL and US Lines in Australia-New Zealand, Comanav in North Africa and Mac Andrews in Europe.

As specialists in their markets, they allow the Group to cover the entire planet, delivering bespoke solutions to every customer's transport needs.

Award-winning quality of service

In 2011, CMA CGM received the « Company of the Year » award by Lloyd's List, an internationally renowned journal.
Attesting to CMA CGM Group's customer commitment, every year the Group and its subsidiaries receive a large number of awards for the quality of their services.

Recent examples include the "Sustainable Shipping Award" granted in 2011, the "Terminal Operator of the Year" award by Containerisation International, the Certificate of Quality awarded by Arcelor Mittal Inox Brasil to CMA CGM Do Brasil, the Carrier of the Year award presented by WalMart subsidiary ASDA to CMA CGM UK, and the Sony Best Partner Carrier Award given to CMA CGM Group.

Together, these distinctions honour the dedication of all of the Group's employees to serving their more than 30,000 customers around the world.