CMA CGM Group

CMA CGM S.A. is a French container transportation and shipping company. It is a leading
worldwide shipping group, using 200 shipping routes between 420 ports in 150 different
countries. Its headquarters are in Marseille and its North American headquarters are in
Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
The name is an acronym, which, spelt out, would translate as “Maritime Freighting
Company – General Maritime Company”.

Founded in Marseille in 1978 by Jacques Saadé, the CMA CGM Group is a leading
worldwide shipping group.

Now headed by  Rodolphe Saadé, from its base in Marseille, the CMA CGM Group is
present in more than 160 countries through its network of over 755 agencies, with more than
30,000 employees worldwide (4,500 in France).
With a young and diversified fleet of 509 vessels, the CMA CGM Group serves over 420 of
the world's 521 commercial ports. Through more than 200 shipping lines, the company
operates on every one of the world's seas. Its global presence and efficient ships like the
CMA CGM BOUGAINVILLE enabled the CMA CGM Group to transport a volume of 18.95
million TEUs last year.
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.