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CMA CGM: a global leader in container shipping

Founded in Marseille in 1978 by Jacques Saad?, the CMA CGM Group is the third-largest container shipping company worldwide and number 1 in France.
CMA CGM: a world leader and a major economic player

CMA CGM Jules Verne in front of the CMA CGM Tower in Marseille

From its base in Marseille, the CMA CGM Group is present in more than 150 countries through its network of over 650 agencies, with more than 20,000 employees worldwide (4,500 in France).

With a young and diversified fleet of 443 vessels, the CMA CGM Group serves 400 of the world's 521 commercial ports. Through its 170 shipping lines the company operates on every one of the world's seas. Its global presence and powerful ships like the CMA CGM JULES VERNE enable the CMA CGM Group to transport a volume of 12.1 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) each year.

The CMA CGM Group posted revenues of US$ 15.9 billion in 2013, proving that "family business" companies are efficient and make it possible for French industry to rise to the upper echelons of world trade.

There are 2,400 staff members working at the Group's head office, the CMA CGM Tower in Marseille. It is a building worthy of a major player in the French economy. The Group has 6,300 French customers and CMA CGM is the largest private employer in Marseille, the city where the company was founded in 1978.