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{{Short description|French shipping company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = CMA CGM
| native_name = <!-- Company's name in home country language -->
| native_name_lang = <!-- Use ISO 639-2 code, e.g. "fr" for French. If there is more than one native name, in different languages, enter those names using {{tl|lang}}, instead. -->
| trading_name = <!-- d/b/a/, doing business as - if different from legal name above -->
| logo = CMA CGM logo.svg
| image = Marseille Fort Saint-Jean Vue sur la Tour CMA-CGM (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 
| image_caption = The [[CMA CGM Tower]] in [[Marseille]], France
| type = [[S.A. (corporation)|Société anonyme]], [[Privately held company|private]]
| traded_as = 
| predecessor = Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA)<br />Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) 
| successor = 
| founder = [[Jacques Saadé|Jacques R. Saadé]]
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| fate = 
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = [[Rodolphe Saadé]] {{small|([[Executive Chairman]]}} and {{small|[[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}<br />Tanya Saadé Zeenny {{small|([[Director (business)|Director]]}} and {{small|[[Executive Officer]])}}
| industry = [[Freight transport]]
| products = [[Containerization|Container shipping]] and [[Container terminal|terminals]], logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and [[Tank ship|tanker transport]]
| production = 
| services = 
| revenue = {{increase}} $55.48 billion <small>(2024)</small><ref name="report2024">{{cite web |title=2024 annual financial results |url=https://www.cmacgm-group.com/en/news-media/2024-annual-financial-results |publisher=CMA CGM |access-date= 28 February 2025}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} $13.45 billion <small>(2024)</small><ref name="report2024"/>
| net_income = {{increase}} $5.71 billion <small>(2024)</small><ref name="report2024"/>
| assets = {{increase}} $51.98 billion <small>(2021)</small><ref name="report2021">{{cite web |title=Consolidated Financial Statements. Year ended December 31, 2021 |url=https://www.cmacgm-group.com/api/sites/default/files/2022-03/2021%20-%20Comptes%20Consolides.pdf |publisher=CMA CGM |access-date= 8 March 2022}}</ref>
| equity = {{increase}} $23.91 billion <small>(2021)</small><ref name="report2021"/>
| owner = 
| num_employees = 160,000 (2024)<ref name="CMAEMP">CMA CGM Group – About us, “the Group employs 160,000 people worldwide, of which 6,000 in Marseille where its head office is located.” (2024)</ref>
| parent = 
| divisions = 
| subsid = [[#Subsidiaries|List of subsidiaries]]
| footnotes = <ref name="CMA-CGM">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=http://www.cma-cgm.com/AboutUs/Default.aspx |publisher=CMA CGM}}</ref><ref name="CMA-CGM_Financial">{{Cite web |title=Consolidated Financial Statements |url=https://www.cmacgm-group.com/api/sites/default/files/2019-03/CMA%20CGM%20-%20Consolidated%20financial%20statements%20-%20December%202018_signed.pdf |publisher=CMA CGM}}</ref>
| intl = 
| romanized = 
| former type = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1978|09|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/4151/september-13-1978-september-13-2022-44-years-of-passion- |title=September 13, 1978 – September 13, 2022: 44 years of passion! |publisher=CMA CGM |date=7 June 2023}}</ref>
| location_city = [[CMA CGM Tower]]<br />[[Marseille]]
| location_country = France
| locations = 
| homepage = {{URL|cma-cgm.com}}
| bodystyle = 
}}
The '''Compagnie maritime d'affrètement - Compagnie générale maritime''' or '''CMA CGM''' is a French [[Freight transport|shipping]] and [[logistics]] company founded in 1978 by [[Jacques Saadé]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nouvelle |first=L'Usine |date=9 February 2017 |title=Rodolphe Saadé, nouveau directeur général de CMA CGM - L'Usine Aéro |url=http://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/rodolphe-saade-nouveau-directeur-general-de-cma-cgm.N499799}}</ref> 

The name is an [[acronym]] of two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), translating as "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively. 

The company is headquartered at the [[CMA CGM Tower]] in [[Marseille]], France,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/cma-cgm-headquarters/|title=CMA CGM Headquarters|website=Zaha Hadid Architects|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref> and is the third [[List of largest container shipping companies|largest container shipping company]] in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alphaliner TOP 100|url=https://alphaliner.axsmarine.com/PublicTop100/|access-date=14 March 2024|website=Alphaliner}}</ref> The company's 2024 annual revenue was US$55.48 [[billion]].<ref name="report2024"/>

CMA CGM business activities include shipping, [[Port operator|port operation]], [[supply chain management]] and [[Distribution center|warehousing]], with a presence in 160 countries through 400 offices, 750 warehouses, 155,000 employees and a wide fleet of 593 vessels. CMA CGM serves 420 of the world's 521 [[Port|commercial ports]] and operates 257 [[Shipping line|shipping lines]].<ref name="The Group">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/about/the-group|title=BETTER WAYS, making supply chains more sustainable every day|website=CMA CGM|access-date=7 June 2023}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:CMA CGM Opal, Fremantle, 2015 (02).JPG|thumb|right|[[Container ship]] CMA CGM ''Opal'' berthed at North Quay in [[Fremantle Harbour]], Australia]]
The history of CMA CGM can be traced back to the middle of the 19th century, when two major French shipping lines were created, respectively [[Messageries Maritimes]] (MM) in 1851 and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) in 1855, soon renamed [[Compagnie Générale Transatlantique]] in 1861. Both companies were created partly with the backing of the French State, through the award of mail contracts to various destinations, French colonies and overseas territories as well as foreign countries. After the two World Wars, the two companies became "State owned corporations of the competitive sector" (''Entreprise publique du secteur concurrentiel''), i.e., companies that, while owned by the State, were run as private for-profit businesses operating in competitive markets. The French government, under President [[Valéry Giscard d'Estaing]] and Prime Minister [[Jacques Chirac]], progressively merged the two companies between 1974 and 1977 to form Compagnie Générale Maritime, which was still owned by the French government and still run as a competitive business, although sometimes subject to political pressure, for instance on the selection of shipyards to build new ships.

Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) operated as such from 1974 to 1996 when it was privatized by the French state under President Chirac and Prime Minister [[Alain Juppé]]. During these 22 years it operated freight and container liner services in various global trade lanes, as well as a fleet of dry bulk ships, and a few large oil tankers and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tankers, with headquarters located in Paris' western suburbs, first in Paris-[[La Defense]], then in close by [[Suresnes]].

The CGM liner services, mostly containerized but also operating a significant fleet of "Con-Ro" vessels able to load [[roll-on/roll-off]] cargoes, were re-structured from the two parent companies' main trade lanes, i.e. Western trade lanes (Americas) for [[Compagnie Générale Transatlantique]] (CGT) and Eastern trade lanes (Asia, East Africa, Pacific, plus Eastern South America) for [[Messageries Maritimes]] (MM). After the merger and re-structure, CGM's liner services were managed in four distinct Trade Divisions, North America & Far East (AMNEO, for Amérique du Nord & Extrême Orient) which also managed the bulk and tanker fleets, South America & Caribbean (AMLAT), Pacific & Indian Ocean (PACOI) and Short Sea Trades (Cabotage).

Separately, [[Jacques Saadé]] had created CMA in 1978 as an intra-Mediterranean liner service operator, based in [[Marseille]]. In 1996, CGM was privatized and sold to Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) to form CMA CGM.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Renaud Lecade |date=2005-07-19 |title=Touché-coulé chez les frères Saadé |language=fr |publisher=[[Libération]] |format=reprint |url=http://assassinatsdecooperants.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=3353 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208064547/http://assassinatsdecooperants.ouvaton.org/article.php3?id_article=3353 |archive-date=2006-02-08}}</ref>

In 1998 the combined company purchased [[Australian National Line]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080704215144/http://www.anl.com.au/about/ About Us]  [[Australian National Line]]</ref>

[[File:CMA CGM Balzac.jpg|thumb|right|[[Container ship]] CMA CGM ''Balzac'' in the port of [[Zeebrugge, Belgium]]]]

In September 2005, CMA CGM acquired its French rival [[Delmas (company)|Delmas]] based in [[Le Havre]] from the [[Bolloré|Bolloré Group]] for €600 million. The acquisition was completed in early January 5, 2006. The resulting corporation became the third largest container company in the world behind the Danish [[Maersk]] and the Swiss [[Mediterranean Shipping Company]]<ref>[http://www.cma-cgm.com/group_cma/article.asp?cId=226 CMA CGM completes the acquisition of Delmas]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Jan. 10, 2006, CMA CGM press release.</ref>

In May 2007, a consortium represented by CMA CGM completed its acquisition of [[Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation]] (Comanav) for a sum of €200 million.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-03-25|title=CMA CGM consortium to buy Morocco's Comanav|url=https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-consortium-to-buy-moroccos-comanav|access-date=2021-04-30|website=FreightWaves|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-05-27|title=CMA CGM completes takeover of Morocco's Comanav|url=https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cma-cgm-completes-takeover-of-moroccos-comanav|access-date=2021-04-30|website=FreightWaves|language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2007, CMA CGM acquired Cheng Lie Navigation Corp. (CNC Line), Intra-Asia container line based in Taiwan.

In 2014, CMA CGM signs the Ocean Three agreements. The group strengthens its offer by signing major agreements on the biggest worldwide maritime trades with [[China Shipping Container Lines|CSCL]] and [[United Arab Shipping Company|UASC]].

In April 2015, the group acquired a strategic stake in LCL Logistix, a logistics leader in India, via its subsidiary CMA CGM LOG.

In December 2015, [[CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin|CMA CGM ''Benjamin Franklin'']] called at the [[Port of Los Angeles]] and thus became the largest vessel ever to call the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN has arrived at the Port of L.A. |url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/1035/the-cma-cgm-benjamin-franklin-1st-18-000-teu-capacity-container-ship-to-call-a-u-s-port-has-successfully-arrived-at-the-port-of-los-angeles?cat=vessels |access-date=2016-02-23 |website=www.cma-cgm.com}}</ref> The container-ship, {{convert|1,300|ft|m|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|177|ft|m|abbr=on}} wide, was inaugurated in Port of Long Beach on February 19.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, the largest vessel ever to call the United States, will be inaugurated in Long Beach today |url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/1069/the-cma-cgm-benjamin-franklin-the-largest-vessel-ever-to-call-the-united-states-will-be-inaugurated-in-long-beach-today?cat=vessels |access-date=2016-02-23 |website=www.cma-cgm.com}}</ref>

In July 2016 CMA CGM finalized its acquisition of Singapore-based [[Neptune Orient Lines|NOL]] (Neptune Orient Lines) and its container line [[American President Lines|APL]] (American President Lines) after an all-cash offer of US$2.4 billion. The takeover is CMA CGM's largest acquisition and the purchase added 12 percent market share to the CMA CGM group. The Singapore Exchange Securities Trading suspended trading of NOL shares at the end of the offer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/nol-to-be-delisted-after/2910884.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628030857/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/nol-to-be-delisted-after/2910884.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2016|title=NOL to be delisted after France's CMA CGM crosses 90% ownership threshold}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CMA CGM closes on NOL takeover offer |url=http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/container-lines/cma-cgm/cma-cgm-closes-nol-takeover-offer_20160718.html |website=www.joc.com|date=18 July 2016 }}</ref>

In June 2017, CMA CGM acquire Mercosul Line, a Brazilian shipping company specialized in multimodal door-to-door container transportation and logistics.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Louppova|first=Julia|date=2017-06-14|title=CMA CGM acquires Mercosul from Maersk Line|url=https://port.today/cma-cgm-acquires-mercosul-maersk-line/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=port.today|language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2018, CMA CGM finalized the acquisition of Finland-based container-transportation and logistics company Containerships.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-31|title=CMA CGM Wraps Up Acquisition of Containerships|url=https://www.offshore-energy.biz/cma-cgm-wraps-up-acquisition-of-containerships/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Offshore Energy|language=en-US}}</ref>

In April 2019, CMA CGM completed its public tender offer to acquire [[CEVA Logistics]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Paris|first=Costas|date=2019-02-12|title=CMA CGM Pursues $1.65 Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/cma-cgm-launches-1-billion-takeover-offer-for-ceva-logistics-11549980384|access-date=2021-03-26|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Miller|first=John|date=2019-01-28|title=France's CMA CGM launches offer to buy rest of CEVA Logistics shares|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ceva-logistics-m-a-cmacgm-idUSKCN1PM0FZ|access-date=2021-03-26}}</ref> With this acquisition, the CMA CGM Group becomes a global leader in transport and logistics, 110,000 people strong with more than $30.3 billion in revenue. CEVA operational center is transferred in [[Marseille]], France, where is located the Head Office of the CMA CGM Group.<ref>{{Cite web|last=en|first=CMA CGM|date=November 14, 2019|title=French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe inaugurates CEVA Logistics' new headquarters in Marseille|url=https://www.cmacgm-group.com/en/news-medias/French-Prime-Minister-Edouard-Philippe-inaugurates-CEVA-Logistics-new-headquarters-in-Marseille|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

In February 2021, CMA CGM Group completes its logistics offer by creating a new division dedicated to air freight: [[CMA CGM Air Cargo]]. With its four [[AIRBUS A330-200F|Airbus A330-200F]] cargo aircraft, this airfreight division links Europe to North America.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-12|title=CMA CGM officially launches air cargo division with four A330-200Fs|url=https://theloadstar.com/cma-cgm-officially-launches-air-cargo-division-with-four-a330-200fs/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=The Loadstar}}</ref> The first flight from [[Liège]] to Chicago marks the debut of commercial operations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Air cargo: CMA CGM Air Cargo takes off on Europe-US trade lane|url=https://www.joc.com/air-cargo/cma-cgm-air-cargo-takes-europe-us-trade-lane_20210223.html|access-date=2021-03-26|website=www.joc.com}}</ref>

In September 2021, CMA CGM announced a partnership with fellow Breton-based operator [[Brittany Ferries]]. The partnership involves a €25 million investment, plus a CMA CGM representative joining Brittany Ferries' supervisory board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://brittanyferriesnewsroom.com/brittany-ferries-and-cma-cgm-form-a-partnership-in-passenger-and-freight-transport/|title = Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM form a partnership in passenger and freight transport. – Brittany Ferries}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niferry.co.uk/brittany-ferries-and-cma-cgm-to-enter-commercial-partnership/|title=Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM to enter commercial partnership|date=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/3937/brittany-ferries-and-cma-cgm-form-a-partnership-in-passenger-and-freight-transport|title = CMA CGM &#124; Brittany Ferries and CMA CGM form a partnership in passenger and freight transport}}</ref>

In May 2022, CMA CGM signed a strategic partnership with [[Air France-KLM]] to develop their air cargo capacities together. However, this partnership, implemented in April 2023,<ref>The Stat Times, April 3, 2023  ''Air France-KLM, CMA CGM launch air cargo partnership''https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/air-france-klm-cma-cgm-launch-air-cargo-partnership-1348336?infinitescroll=1 </ref> was terminated by mutual agreement in January 2024 without change in the 9% stake acquired by CMA CGM in the Franco-Dutch airline group.<ref> The Load Star CMA CGM losses were said to be at heart of 'divorce' from AF-KLM  https://theloadstar.com/cma-cgm-losses-said-to-be-at-heart-of-divorce-from-af-klm/</ref><ref>Air France-KLM capital shareholding structure as of December 2022 https://www.airfranceklm.com/en/finance/air-france-klm-capital/shareholding-structure</ref>

In January 2024, CMA CGM made a [[takeover offer]] for [[Wincanton plc]].<ref>[https://www.ajot.com/news/ceva-logistics-a-subsidiary-of-cma-cgm-has-reached-an-agreement-with-the-board-of-directors-of-wincanton CEVA Logistics of CMA CGM, reached an agreement with the board of directors of Wincanton] ''American Journal of Transportation'' 19 January 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.joc.com/article/uk-based-wincanton-accepts-718-million-takeover-offer-ceva-logistics_20240119.html UK-based Wincanton accepts $718 million takeover offer from CEVA Logistics] ''[[Journal of Commerce]]'' 19 January 2024</ref> In March 2024 CMA CGM withdrew the offer.<ref>[https://www.worldcargonews.com/news/2024/03/cma-cgm-withdraws-from-bidding-for-wincanton/ CMA CGM withdraws from bidding for Wincanton] ''WorldCargo News'' 7 March 2024</ref>

==Ownership==

CMA CGM is 73% owned by [[Rodolphe Saadé]] and his family through Merit France SAS. The Turkish family-owned company [[Yildirim Holding]] has a 24% stake and French public sector investment bank [[Bpifrance]] has a 3% holding.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lloydslist.com/LL112328/Robert-Yildirim-to-retain-24-CMA-CGM-shareholding/|title=Robert Yildirim to retain 24% CMA CGM shareholding|date=November 14, 2017|website=Lloyd's List}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2023/05/08/cma-cgm-s-unstoppable-rise-in-transport-and-logistics_6025851_19.html|title=CMA CGM's unstoppable rise in transport and logistics|date=May 8, 2023|via=Le Monde}}</ref><ref>https://www.cmacgm-group.com/api/sites/default/files/2021-03/2020%20-%20Consolidated%20Accounts_1.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

==Subsidiaries==

=== Maritime activities ===
* [[Australian National Line]] (ANL) (specializes in Australia, New Zealand, Oceania and Asia container transportation)
* [[Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation]] (Comanav) (passenger ferry and container services from Morocco to Europe)
* Cheng Lie Navigation Corp. (CNC Line) (specializes in Intra-Asia container transportation)
*Mercosul Line (specializes on the East Coast of South America container transportation)
* Containerships (specializes in Intra-European container transportation)
* [[American President Lines|American President Lines (APL)]] ([[Singapore]]-based container line)

=== Terminal activities ===
* CMA Terminals Holding
* Terminal Link - container terminals developer and operator, ranked N°12 worldwide
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Terminal Link terminals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Terminal Link terminals |url=https://www.terminal-link.com/ports/network |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=www.terminal-link.com}}</ref>
!City
!Country
!Port (Terminal)
|-
|[[Abidjan]]
|{{Flag|Ivory Coast}}
|[[Autonomous Port of Abidjan|Port of Abidjan]] (Terra Abidjan)
|-
|[[Antwerp]]
|{{Flag|Belgium}}
|[[Port of Antwerp]] (Antwerp Gateway)
|-
|[[Busan]]
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|[[Port of Busan]] (Busan New Container Terminal)
|-
|[[Casablanca]]
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|[[Port of Casablanca]] (Soma port)
|-
|[[Dunkirk]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|Port of Dunkirk (Terminal des Flandres)
|-
|[[Houston]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|[[Port of Houston]] (Houston Terminal Link)
|-
|[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
|{{Flag|Jamaica}}
|[[Kingston Harbour]] (Kingston Freeport Terminal)
|-
|[[Laem Chabang]]
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|Laem Chabang Port (Laem Chabang (International Terminal)
|-
|[[Le Havre]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|[[Port of Le Havre]] (Terminal de France and Terminal Nord)
|-
|[[Marseille]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|[[Marseille-Fos Port]] (Eurofos)
|-
|[[Montoir-de-Bretagne]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|Port of Montoir de Bretagne (Terminal du Grand Quest)
|-
|[[Malta]]
|{{Flag|Malta}}
|[[Malta Freeport]] (Malta Freeport Terminal)
|-
|[[Miami]]
|{{Flag|United States}}
|[[PortMiami|Port of Miami]] (South Florida Container Terminal)
|-
|[[Odesa|Odessa]]
|{{Flag|Ukraine}}
|[[Port of Odesa|Port of Odessa]] (Odessa Terminal)
|-
|[[Qingdao]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|[[Qingdao Port]] (Qingdao Qianwan United Container Terminal)
|-
|[[Rotterdam]]
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|[[Port of Rotterdam]] (Rotterdam World Gateway)
|-
|[[Singapore]]
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|[[Port of Singapore]] (CMA CGM-PSA Lion Terminal)
|-
|[[Tangier|Tangiers]]
|{{Flag|Morocco}}
|[[Tanger Med|Port of Tanger Med]] (Eurogate Tanger)
|-
|[[Thessaloniki]]
|{{Flag|Greece}}
|[[Port of Thessaloniki]] Thessaloniki Port Terminal
|-
|[[Umm Qasr]]
|{{Flag|Iraq}}
|[[Umm Qasr Port]] CMA CGM Terminal Iraq S.A.S.
|-
|[[Vũng Tàu]]
|{{Flag|Vietnam}}
|[[Vũng Tàu Port]] (Vung Tau Container Terminal)
|}

=== Intermodal activities and logistics ===
* Progeco (container: sales, leasing & repairing)
* CMA CGM Logistics
* Rail Link (multimodal rail transport)
* River Shuttle Containers (Rhône – Saône axis containerised river transportation)
* Kingston Freeport Terminal LTD (Jamaican Transhipment Hub)

=== Support activities ===
* CMA Ships (a wholly-owned subsidiary managing all fleet-related operations)

=== Air services ===
*[[CMA CGM Air Cargo]], active since February 2021, operates a total of 4 [[Airbus A330-200F]]s and 2 [[Boeing 777F]]s.

==Joint ventures==
* CMA Systems, a business entity in partnership with [[IBM]] involving development of new technologies like the [[cloud computing]].
* Terminal Link, a joint venture between CMA CGM (51%) and [[China Merchants Port]] (49%).

==Fleet==
[[File:CMA CGM shipping container.jpeg|thumb|right|CMA CGM shipping container]]
In 2023, CMA CGM's fleet included:
* 593 vessels
* 4,500,000 container TEUs
* 600,000 reefer container TEUs

The fleet has 200 maritime services and calls at more than 420 ports in 160 countries. There are 521 commercial ports in the world at the moment.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Container ship classes of CMA CGM
!Ship class
!Built
!Capacity (TEU)
!Ships in class
!Notes
|-
|[[CMA CGM Vela-class container ship|''CMA CGM Vela'' class]]
|2008–2009
|11,262
|4
|
|-
|[[CMA CGM Andromeda-class container ship|''CMA CGM Andromeda'' class]]
|2009–2011
|11,388
|12
|
|-
|[[Explorer-class container ship|''CMA CGM'' Explorer class]]
|2009–2015
|13,830–17,859
|14
|
|-
|[[A. Lincoln-class container ship|''CMA CGM A. Lincoln'' class]]
|2017–2018
|14,414
|6
|
|-
|[[Antoine de Saint Exupery-class container ship|''CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery'' class]]
|2018
|20,954
|3
|
|-
|[[Argentina-class container ship|''CMA CGM Argentina'' class]]
|2019–2022
|14,812–15,052
|11+
|Long-term charter from Eastern Pacific Shipping
|-
|[[Jacques Saadé-class container ship|''CMA CGM Jacques Saadé'' class]]
|2020–2021
|23,112
|9
|
|-
|[[CMA CGM Patagonia-class container ship|''CMA CGM Patagonia'' class]]
|2021–2022
|15,000
|5
|
|-
|[[CMA CGM Zephyr-class container ship|''CMA CGM Zephyr'' class]]
|2021–2022
|15,000
|5
|
|-
|TBD
|2023–2024
|5,500
|10
|To be built by China State Shipbuilding Corp.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=CMA CGM Orders 22 New Boxships from China Shipbuilding|url=https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/cma-cgm-orders-22-new-boxships-from-china-shipbuilding|access-date=2021-05-01|website=The Maritime Executive|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[CMA CGM Bahia-class container ship|''CMA CGM Bahia'' class]]
|2023–2024
|13,000
|6
|To be built by China State Shipbuilding Corp.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|TBD
|2023–2024
|15,000
|6
|To be built by China State Shipbuilding Corp.<ref name=":0" />
|-
|TBD
|2024
|2,000
|10
|To be built by Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ajdin |first=Adis |date=2021-11-24 |title=CMA CGM in for ten 2,000 teu ships at KSOE |url=https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-in-for-ten-2000-teu-ships-at-ksoe/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2024
|7,600
|6
|To be built by Samsung Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Sam |date=2021-09-17 |title=CMA CGM in for six 7,600 teu ships at Samsung Heavy |url=https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-in-for-six-7600-teu-ships-at-samsung-heavy/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2024–2025
|7,300
|4
|Biogas-powered container ships.<ref name=":1" />
|-
|TBD
|2024–2025
|7,900
|3
|Biogas-powered container ships.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=CMA CGM orders seven new biogas-powered vessels to serve French West Indies |url=https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-orders-seven-new-biogas-powered-vessels-to-serve-french-west-indies/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Container News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2025
|8,000
|6
|To be built by [[HD Hyundai Samho|Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=CMA CGM confirms orders for six 8,000 TEU ships at Hyundai Samho |url=https://container-news.com/cma-cgm-confirms-orders-for-six-8000-teu-ships-at-hyundai-samho/ |access-date=2022-06-11 |website=Container News |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2025
|13,000
|12
|To be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savvides |first=Nick |date=2023-02-02 |title=CMA CGM books another dozen 13,000 teu methanol-powered ships |url=https://theloadstar.com/cma-cgm-books-another-dozen-13000-teu-methanol-powered-ships/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=The Loadstar}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2025–2026
|15,000
|12
|To be built by Jiangnan Shipyard and Dalian Shipbuilding.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=CSSC wins record order for 16 box ships for CMA CGM |url=https://www.fecl.co.uk/news/206 |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=www.fecl.co.uk}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2025–2026
|16,000
|6
|To be built by Jiangnan Shipyard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ang (i_ang) |first=Irene |date=2023-02-17 |title=CMA CGM splashes $1bn on methanol-fuelled container ship sextet |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/cma-cgm-splashes-1bn-on-methanol-fuelled-container-ship-sextet/2-1-1405706 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=TradeWinds {{!}} Latest shipping and maritime news |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2025–2026
|23,000
|4
|To be built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.<ref name=":2" />
|-
|TBD
|2025–2026
|24,000
|10
|To be built by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=Martina |title=CMA CGM finalises 10-ship haul at Yangzijiang |url=https://theloadstar.com/cma-cgm-finalises-10-ship-haul-at-yangzijiang/ |website=The Loadstar |date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2027
|9,200
|8
|To be built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=LNG Prime |date=2023-11-15 |title=CMA CGM switches methanol containership order to LNG fuel |url=https://lngprime.com/asia/cma-cgm-switches-methanol-containership-order-to-lng-fuel/97761/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=LNG Prime |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2027–2028
|18,000
|12
|To be built by New Times Shipbuilding. Long-term charter from Eastern Pacific Shipping.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ajdin |first=Adis |date=2024-07-05 |title=Eastern Pacific seals 18,000 teu newbuild series |url=https://splash247.com/eastern-pacific-seals-18000-teu-newbuild-series/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2028
|15,500
|12
|To be built by HD KSOE.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=LNG Prime |date=2024-07-15 |title=CMA CGM orders 12 LNG-powered containerships in South Korea |url=https://lngprime.com/asia/cma-cgm-orders-12-lng-powered-containerships-in-south-korea/117323/ |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=LNG Prime |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2028
|18,000
|12
|To be built by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chambers |first=Sam |date=2025-01-23 |title=CMA CGM inks 2025’s largest ship orders to date |url=https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-inks-2025s-largest-ship-orders-to-date/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|TBD
|2028–2029
|18,000
|12
|To be built by Jiangnan Shipyard.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ajdin |first=Adis |date=2025-03-04 |title=CMA CGM spends $2.5bn on a dozen newbuilds at China's Jiangnan |url=https://splash247.com/cma-cgm-spends-2-5bn-on-a-dozen-of-newbuilds-at-chinas-jiangnan/ |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Splash247 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|}
Some emblematic group's vessels are:
* {{ship||CMA CGM Jules Verne}} (16,020 TEUs) was christened in June 2013 by the French President François Hollande. At that time, this vessel sailing under the French flag was the world's biggest container ship.
* {{ship||CMA CGM Marco Polo}} (16,020 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt}} (16,020 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Kerguelen}} (18,000 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Vasco de Gama}} (18,000 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Bougainville}} (18,000 TEUs)
* ''CMA CGM Georg Forster'' (18,000 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Zheng He}} (18,000 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin}} (18,000 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Antoine de Saint Exupery}} (20,800 TEUs)
* {{ship||CMA CGM Jacques Saadé}} (23,112 TEUs); flagship and largest French-flagged container ship as of 2023

===Air fleet===
{{Main article|CMA CGM Air Cargo#Fleet}}

==Sponsoring==
Since 2022, CMA CGM is the main sponsor of [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]], the major [[Football club (association football)|football club]] of the city where the company is headquartered.<ref>https://www.om.fr/en/news/5627/partners/70456-cma-cgm-group-will-be-new-om-jersey-sponsor</ref>

== Accidents and incidents ==

On April 4, 2008, pirates seized the CMA CGM luxury cruise ship ''[[Le Ponant]]'' off the coast of Somalia.

CMA CGM and its affiliates have been implicated in various arms-shipping incidents. 
* November 2009: South Africa seized arms traveling from North Korea by way of China. The seizure amounted to two containers filled with tank parts and other military equipment from North Korea, which included "gun sights, tracks and other spare parts for [[T-54/55|T-54 and T-55 tanks]] and other war material valued at an estimated $750,000." The military equipment was concealed in containers lined with sacks of rice and shipping documents identified the cargo as spare parts for a "bulldozer". According to the report, the containers were originally loaded in [[Dalian]], China onto CMA CGM ''Musca'', a UK-flagged container ship. The shipment was reportedly destined for [[Pointe-Noire]] in the [[Republic of Congo]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jor Lauria, Gordon Fairclough and Peter Wonacott |date=26 February 2010 |title=Pretoria Seized North Korean Weapons |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704479404575087411640791960 |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Edith Lederer |date=25 February 2010 |title=South Africa reports NKorea sanctions violation |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |agency=Associated Press |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011189422_apununnorthkoreasanctions.html |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref>
* July 2009: The United Arab Emirates seized a shipment of weapons from North Korea destined for Iran. The shipment was made in violation of [[UN Security Council Resolution 1874]], which bans all North Korean Arms exports. The weapons, which included RPGs, detonators, ammunition, and rocket propellant, were shipped by a Bahamian-flagged vessel of ANL Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of CMA CGM.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peter Spiegel and Chip Cummins |date=31 August 2009 |title=Cargo of North Korea Matériel Is Seized en Route to Iran |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125151138304468869 |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Joby Warrick |date=3 December 2009 |title=Arms smuggling heightens Iran fears |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203923.html |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref> 
* October 2010: Nigerian authorities seized 13 shipping containers carrying illegal Iranian weaponry at Lagos' [[Apapa|Apapa Port]]. The containers included 107&nbsp;mm artillery rockets ([[Katyushas]]), explosives and rifle ammunition. The arms were to be shipped next to [[The Gambia]], with the final destination of the cargo possibly the [[Gaza Strip]]. MV CMA CGM ''Everest'' originally picked up the containers from the Iranian port of [[Bandar Abbas]]. CMA CGM said it was the victim of a false cargo declaration, claiming the weapons were shipped in packages labeled as "glass wool and pallets of stone" and that the Iranian shipper "does not appear on any forbidden persons listing".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jon Gambrell |date=30 October 2010 |title=Nigeria: Shipper confirms weapons came from Iran |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/africa/articles/2010/10/30/nigeria_shipper_confirms_weapons_came_from_iran/ |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref> 
* March 2011: Israeli forces intercepted the vessel ''Victoria'' in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, stating that it was carrying weapons by Iran via Syria. According to Israeli officials, the arms shipments included "roughly 2,500 mortar shells, nearly 75,000 bullets and six [[C-704]] anti-ship missiles". Israel said the ultimate destination of the cargo was for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2011 |title=Israel unveils seized arms cache from cargo ship |work=Boston Herald |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/international/middle_east/view/20110316israel_unveils_seized_arms_cache_from_cargo_ship/ |access-date=18 March 2011}}</ref> CMA CGM, which chartered the vessel, stated, "The ship's manifests do not show any cargo in contravention [of] international regulations, and we do not have any more information at this stage."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bruce Barnard |date=15 March 2011 |title=Israeli Commandos Seize CMA CGM Ship in Arms Probe |work=[[The Journal of Commerce]] |url=http://www.joc.com/maritime/israeli-commandos-seize-cma-cgm-ship-arms-probe |access-date=18 March 2011 |archive-date=10 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610205138/http://www.joc.com/maritime/israeli-commandos-seize-cma-cgm-ship-arms-probe |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As a result of CMA CGM's involvement in Iranian weapons smuggling, US congressmen have called on CMA CGM to be investigated and urged the US Treasury Department to consider levying sanctions against the shipper.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benjamin Weinthal and Johannes C. Bockenheimer |date=30 May 2011 |title=French ship company faces US sanctions for 'Iran ties' |work=The Jerusalem Post |url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=222910 |access-date=2 June 2011}}</ref> The company has since implemented tighter procedures for accepting shipments bound for Iran,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regulations and procedures for shipments to Iran |url=http://www.cma-cgm.com/Images/ContentManagement/en-US/Ebusiness/DemDet/Regulations-and-procedures-for-shipments-to-Iran.pdf |access-date=17 February 2012 |publisher=CMA CGM |pages=2–3}}</ref> including scanning all containers destined for the country.<ref name="Reuters I">{{Cite news |date=30 January 2012 |title=Iranian arms smugglers using European ship firms-study |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-smuggling-idUSL5E8CU42820120130 |access-date=17 February 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429105616/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/30/iran-smuggling-idUSL5E8CU42820120130 |url-status=live }}</ref> CMA CGM has also ceased exporting from Iranian ports since November 2011.<ref name="Reuters I" />

=== ''CMA CGM Centaurus'' ===
On 4 May 2017, the [[container ship]] ''CMA CGM Centaurus'' made heavy contact with the quay and two shore cranes while under pilotage during its arrival at [[Port of Jebel Ali|Jebel Ali]], [[United Arab Emirates]]. The accident resulted in the collapse of a shore crane and 10 injuries to shore personnel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy contact made by container vessel CMA CGM Centaurus with quay and shore cranes|url=https://www.gov.uk/maib-reports/heavy-contact-made-by-container-vessel-cma-cgm-centaurus-with-quay-and-shore-cranes|access-date=2021-05-03|website=GOV.UK|language=en}}</ref>

=== ''CMA CGM Washington'' ===
On 20 January 2018, the container ship ''CMA CGM Washington'' was on-route to [[Los Angeles]], [[United States|US]], from [[Xiamen]], [[China]], when it experienced heavy waves in the North [[Pacific Ocean]]. The crew discovered that three bays, 54, 58 and 18, collapsed, which led to the loss of 137 containers and damage of another 85.

=== ''CMA CGM Norma'' ===
On 24 December 2018, the container ship ''CMA CGM Norma'' was involved in a collision with the China-flagged general [[cargo ship]] ''Yusheng366'' in the waters south of [[Hong Kong]]. All the crew from ''Yusheng366'' were rescued as they abandoned ship before she sank, while ''CMA CGM Norma'' suffered minor damages.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-26|title=Cargo vessel sinks on collision with CMA CGM boxship|url=https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/asia/cargo-vessel-sinks-collision-cma-cgm-boxship|access-date=2021-05-03|website=Seatrade Maritime|language=en}}</ref>

===''CMA CGM Rabelais''===
On 6 April 2022, a fire broke out in a container on the ship's deck on the 6,552 TEU ''CMA CGM Rabelais''. The vessel was en route to [[Nhava Sheva]], [[India]], after departing Singapore and was navigating the [[Malacca Straits]], some 100km north-west of [[Port Klang]], when the fire was discovered at about noon, local time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crew quickly brings fire under control on CMA CGM-chartered container ship|url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containerships/crew-quickly-brings-fire-under-control-on-cma-cgm-chartered-container-ship/2-1-1199057|date=7 April 2022|access-date=7 June 2023|website=TradeWinds News}}</ref>
A spokesperson for vessel owner Danaos Corporation, said the master had “immediately implemented firefighting protocols” and emphasised that "the fire is still burning, but it is under control.” One crew member was injured during the firefighting operations, when he slipped and fell, breaking some ribs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crew member injured in cargo blaze aboard CMA CGM Rabelais|url=https://theloadstar.com/crew-member-injured-in-cargo-blaze-aboard-cma-cgm-rabelais/|date=8 April 2022|access-date=7 June 2023|website=The Loadstar}}</ref>

===''APL Vanda''===
On 3 July 2022, the Singaporean-flagged container ship APL Vanda was on-route between [[Singapore]] and [[Suez]] as part of CMA CGM's Asia - North-Europe Fal 3 service, when it lost 55 loaded containers in the [[Indian Ocean]] whilst the vessel was facing heavy weather, just before entry to the [[Gulf of Aden]] according to CMA CGM.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CMA CGM's giant vessel loses containers in the Indian Ocean|url=https://container-news.com/cma-cgms-giant-vessel-losses-containers-in-the-indian-ocean/|date=18 July 2022|access-date=7 June 2023|website=Container News}}</ref> No injury was reported and all crew members were safe.
The ship, which left Singapore on June 26, stopped on July 9 in [[Djibouti]] "to clear some damaged containers on deck before safely continuing its voyage."<ref>{{Cite web|title= Discharge of damaged boxes on APL Vanda under way at Djibouti|url=https://theloadstar.com/discharge-of-damaged-boxes-on-apl-vanda-under-way-at-djibouti/|date=21 July 2022|access-date=7 June 2023|website=The Loadstar}}</ref>

=== ''CMA CGM Symi'' ===
On 25 November 2023, US defense officials reported that the ship was targeted in a suspected Iranian drone attack while in the Indian Ocean, en route from [[Jebel Ali]], United Arab Emirates to [[Port Klang]], Malaysia.<ref name="TradeWinds">{{cite news |last1=Bray |first1=Julian |last2=Guerry |first2=Yannick |title=Second Israeli-owned ship attacked by Iran-backed forces as shadow war intensifies |url=https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containers/second-israeli-owned-ship-attacked-by-iran-backed-forces-as-shadow-war-intensifies/2-1-1560680 |access-date=22 December 2023 |work=TradeWinds |date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222013118/https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containers/second-israeli-owned-ship-attacked-by-iran-backed-forces-as-shadow-war-intensifies/2-1-1560680 |archive-date=22 December 2023 |location=London}}</ref> The ship has an Israeli owner and the incident happened a short time before the [[2023 Gaza war ceasefire]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-ship-drone-attack-symi-39929cae42a191b2f242896a053123a7 |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-25 |title=Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231125-israeli-owned-ship-hit-in-suspected-iran-drone-attack |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of largest container shipping companies]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.cma-cgm.com CMA-CGM]
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