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CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé. [ 7 ] The name is an acronym of two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement (CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime (CGM), translating as "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively.
Standard Carrier Alpha Code. The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association developed the SCAC code in the 1960s to help road transport companies computerize data and records.
5,000 (2017) Parent. CMA CGM. Website. apl.com. A 40 ft APL container. American President Lines, LLC (APL, formerly American President Lines Ltd.), is an American container shipping company that is a subsidiary of French shipping company CMA CGM. It operates an all-container ship fleet, including nine U.S. flagged container vessels.
Mediterranean Shipping Company. Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, since 1978. [4] It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and ...
In May 2022, CMA CGM, the airline's parent company signed a strategic partnership with Air France–KLM to develop their air cargo capacities together. However, this partnership, implemented in April 2023, [ 5 ] has been terminated by mutual agreement in January 2024 without change in the 9% stake acquired by CMA CGM in the Franco-Dutch airline ...
Capacity. 16,020 TEU. CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. [3] It is named after Alexander von Humboldt. CMA CGM had originally planned to name the ship after Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. Scheduled for delivery in June 2013, [4] it is among the world's largest containerships, at 16,020 TEU. [5]
CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin. 60 m (197 ft), 70 m (230 ft) over antennae. [2] CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. Delivered in November 2015, [3] she is named after Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. She is one of the largest container cargo vessels, capable of carrying ...
Capacity. 13,300–16,020 TEU. The Explorer class is a series of large container ships built for CMA CGM. The first five ships are 365 metres (1,197 ft 6 in) long with a nominal capacity of 13,830 TEU; the last three are larger, at 396 metres (1,299 ft 3 in) and 16,020 TEU, making them the world's largest container ships until the delivery of ...