Shipping, road, rail, air freight: our transportation solutions open up new possibilities for trading all over the world

Time frames, costs and supply are central to production systems. Reliability and flexibility are key parts of the supply chain. In the space of 40 years, we have developed routes and ramped up our shipping and intermodal transportation services to meet the needs of producers and consumers. A leading name in container transportation, we provide interconnecting sea, air, road and rail services. Whatever the type, size and destination of your goods, we develop customized solutions that take account of environmental concerns and digitalized processes.

Container shipping

Shipping plays a central role in the globalization of trade, with more than 80% of goods flows carried by sea. This is an essential strategic priority for companies and local producers of all sizes, regardless of their business. As a key player, we respond to consumers’ needs with our modern fleet and expert crews, carrying goods across all the world’s oceans.

Unique strengths to serve your needs

At CMA CGM, we offer the services of one of the world’s largest shipping networks covering short- and long-haul distances. Present in 420 ports (link to Our terminals page) with 257 shipping routes, we transport your cargos by container to and from anywhere in the world. To adapt to all demands, we have a fleet (link to Our fleet page) of over 550 ships featuring the latest technologies and with capacity of 3 million TEU.

To protect all your goods (link to Protecting your goods page) – perishable and fragile foodstuffs, bulk, outsized – we have developed our expertise with an advanced range of containers and additional services offering a high level of added value, drawing on digital solutions and taking account of environmental concerns.

And to further improve transit speed, with more destinations and greater frequency, we are members of Ocean Alliance, the No. 1 alliance for transpacific trade, which is currently the world’s largest operational partnership between shipping companies.

CMA CGM + : A comprehensive range of value-added services

Listening, digital tools and services

Because transporting your goods is no longer enough on its own, we go even further. Our teams are on hand to listen to your needs and work with you to come up with the most effective shipping solutions. To meet your specific requirements, we have devised a comprehensive range of high value-added services: CMA CGM+. (Link to Creating value for your business page)

These services address three main priorities:

Securing and protecting your goods using specific technologies such as Reefer, or connected solutions that ensure the traceability and security of your cargo using the Barlock system.
Developing and speeding up trade with our smart solutions that ensure end-to-end traceability of your cargo, as well as credit and factoring services.
Analyzing, reducing and offsetting your environmental impact with our LNG-powered vessels or carbon credit and offsetting solutions.

We develop digital tools that make the shipping process easier. For example, you can access all reservation and tracking services online, with reduced and simplified administrative procedures. Using just one document, we take care of transporting your goods from A to Z, by road, rail, inland waterways, or a combination of the three.

The advantages are:

A simplified and optimized door-to-door service
Easy reservations, customs procedures and accurate tracking thanks to CMA CGM’s e-business platform
Preferential detention and demurrage charges
A single document for the entire journey: combined transport bill of lading

Aiming for more virtuous shipping

Did you know that shipping is also by far the means of transport that produces the least greenhouse gas emissions per ton of goods transported worldwide? The main means of delivery for international trading of goods, it means companies in the sector have a high level of responsibility in terms of the environment.

For around 20 years, we have been working to reduce our impact on the planet (link to Acting for the planet). We also have modern vessels that consume less energy and incorporate the latest environmental technologies. To power our new vessels, we have chosen to use liquefied natural gas, the best solution available for limiting carbon emissions. We have also taken action all over the world to encourage more responsible trade (Link to Acting for responsible trade), directing our clients and suppliers towards best practices.

Multimodal transportation

To get to the right port, your goods often need several modes of transport in addition to shipping. We take care of your goods from door to door, from their point of origin to their final destination. By combining shipping with rail, inland barges and trucks, we devise an integrated, agile and tailor-made solution for you.

Our strength lies in cutting edge multimodal platforms that receive your goods and redistribute them to their place of consumption by connecting two different modes of transport. We rely on a dense network of 438 such terminals around the world, allowing you to develop effective logistics chains with no break in continuity. We deliver an average of more than 7.3 million TEU each year using our intermodal services.

Air freight

Want greater proximity to the world, more speed and more agility? Here’s the solution. Enhanced logistics with CMA CGM Air Cargo, dedicated to air freight and its seven destinations served around the world. The answer to your urgent transportation needs. Flights link North America, Europe, Dubai, Istanbul and Beirut to deliver your goods in record time. Coupled with our intermodal connections, they provide you with extended international coverage. Air Cargo regularly opens up new destinations around the world to better support you.

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