CMA CGM is a global container shipping company founded in 1978 in Marseille, France. It operates over 500 vessels with a total capacity of over 2.4 million TEUs and employs over 29,000 staff worldwide. The company is led by President and CEO Jacques Saadé, who established the company and has remained at its head. CMA CGM has 650 offices across 150 countries and its global headquarters is located in Marseille. It is a key member of the Ocean Alliance, the largest vessel sharing agreement between shipping companies, allowing it to offer services between Asia, North America, and Europe.

1. A Worldwide Leading Container Shipping Company
By: Mohamad Abdulrazak & Kevin Arbour
International Transportation
December 13th, 2016

2. Table of Contents
• Introduction and short history of CMA CGM
• Presentation of the President
• Company Offices & Areas Served
• Company Figures
• Equipment Operated by CMA CGM
• Unique characteristic: Ocean Alliance
• Importance of CMA CGM in Montreal

3. Introduction and Short History of CMA CGM
• Founded in 1978 in Marseille, France by Lebanese-born businessman Jacques Saadé as Compagnie Maritime d’ Affrètement. CMA had one
shipping line between Beirut, Lattakia, Marseille and Livorno.
• In 1980’s, CMA began expanding throughout Northern Europe and East Asia. They began multimodal operations, thus, being named the
number one shipping company in France.
• In 1996, CMA acquired French government-owned Compagnie Générale Maritime, forming what is now known as CMA CGM. In addition, the
company expanded their operations into Australia.
• By 1999, CMA CGM employed 3,000 employees worldwide and serviced 65 trade routes with their 81 ships at the time.
• In the early 2000’s, CMA CGM began using the Panama Canal as a passage in order to reach the North American Market. This development
lead to CMA CGM being named the 5th largest shipping company in the world.
• In recent years, CMA CGM acquired numerous companies such as Comanav, CNC, U.S. Lines and ARB. Once acquired, CMA CGM became
the 3rd largest shipping company in the world.
• Today, CMA CGM continues to hold their position with 532 vessels. 2.4 million TEUs and over 29,000 employees.

4. The President: Jacques Saadé
• Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1937. He attended the London School of Economics and graduated in 1957.
• The Saadé family owned a small shipping company, eventually, Jacques took over along side with his brother Johnny.
• Jacques Saadé took total control of the company and was forced to flee from Lebanon due to the 1975 Civil War. Thus,
he moved to Marseille in 1978.
• Since the establishment of CMA until today, he continues to remain on board as President and CEO of CMA CGM.

5. Company Offices & Areas Served
• CMA is a global company and presently operating in 150 countries with 650 offices.
• The worldwide head office of CMA CGM is located in CMA CGM tower, designed by Iraqi-British architect
Zaha Hadid, in Marseille, France.
• Their head office in Canada is located at 740 Notre Dame O. in Montreal, QC.

6. Company Figures
CMA CGM 2016 CMA CGM 2016
Total Revenue USD 21 billion
Number of containers carried 18 million TEUs*
Total fleet vessel 532
Total fleet capacity 2.4 million TEUs*
Staff Worldwide 29,000 employees
Staff in France 4,500 employees
World ranking 3rd
http://www.cma-cgm.com/the-group/about-us/presentation

7. Largest vessel
CMA CGM Georg Forster is the
largest vessel operated by CMA CGM
Area served: West Mediterranean
Length: 398 m
Maximum TEUs: 18000
Gross Tonnage: 175000

8. Equipment Operated by CMA CGM
• Containers 20FT & 40 FT: Dry, Reefer, Open Top, Flat Rack, High Cube Pallet wide and Tank
• RORO - Roll-On / Roll-Off
• Other special equipment: In gauge, out of gauge and break-bulk

9. Equipment Operated by CMA CGM
• Aquaviva, the new generation of container allowing the safe transportation of live lobsters and in the future
live seafood. It uses INNOPURE® technology developed by EMYG, an international engineering company
specializing in professional water filtration dedicated to the carriage of live seafood.

10. Ocean Alliance
• The Ocean Alliance brings together China Cosco Shipping, with Evergreen Line, CMA CGM, and
OOCL in a vessel-sharing and slot-sharing agreement.
• Ocean Alliance is the largest operational agreement ever made between shipping companies.
• Offer 17 services on the Asian-Northern Europe, Mediterranean, Red Sea and Middle Eastern Trades.
• Offer 23 services on The North American Trades, making it the number one Alliance on the Transpacific.
• In this agreement, CMA CGM will deploy a fleet of 119 ships.
• CMA CGM will provide Intermodals: trains, barges and inland depots/door-deliveries options.
• They will also offer their Reefer Cargo services.

11. Importance for Montreal
• CMA CGM has a shipping line called St Laurent 1, that its origin is located at the Port of Montreal
connecting it with the Port of Halifax, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam, Antwerp. It is a shipping line between
Montreal-North Europe. It operates with 4 vessels.

12. Thank you for your attention!