CMA CGM
CMA CGM's logo used since June 2017 | |
The CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, France | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Freight transport |
| Predecessor | Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM) |
| Founded | 13 September 1978 |
| Founder | Jacques R. Saadé |
| Headquarters | , France |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rodolphe Saadé (Chairman and CEO) Tanya Saadé Zeenny (Director and executive officer) |
| Products | Container shipping and terminals, logistics and freight forwarding, ferry and tanker transport |
| Revenue | $55.48 billion (2024) |
| $13.45 billion (2024) | |
| $5.71 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | $51.98 billion (2021) |
| Total equity | $23.91 billion (2021) |
Number of employees | 160,000 (2024) |
| Subsidiaries | List of subsidiaries |
| Website | cma-cgm |
| Footnotes / references | |
Compagnie maritime d'affrètement - Compagnie générale maritime, commonly known as CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé. The name is an acronym derived from its two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), which translate to "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively.
Headquartered at the CMA CGM Tower in Marseille, France, the group is the third-largest container shipping company in the world. For the 2024 fiscal year, the company reported an annual revenue of US$55.48 billion.
CMA CGM operations include shipping, port operation, supply chain management, and warehousing. The company has a presence in 160 countries with 400 offices, 750 warehouses, 155,000 employees, and a fleet of 593 vessels. CMA CGM serves 420 of the world's 521 commercial ports and operates 257 shipping lines.