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| CMA CGM now No 2 ahead of Maersk, but behind No 1 MSC |
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Date:2025-03-13 Readers:
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FRENCH shipping giant CMA CGM, this year's greatest acquirer of ships to date, has surpassed Denmark's Maersk for second place in the liner rankings if one includes its orderbook, reports Singapore's Splash 247.
The latest data from Alphaliner shows CMA CGM's fleet - including ships on order - stands at 5.42 million slots, some 140,000 TEU more than its Danish rival.
Italian-Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) is still in the lead.
As well as being the largest buyer of secondhand box ships in the opening months of 2025, CMA CGM has been ordering newbuilds.
CMA CGM can trace its origins back to 1978 when Jacques Saade founded Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement (CMA) as an intra-Mediterranean operator. In 1996, Saade merged CMA with Compagnie Generale Maritime (CGM) to create what was then the 12th largest liner in the world.
Saade, who was born in Beirut in 1937, then went on to buy many famous shipping brands including Australian National Line (ANL), American President Lines (APL), and Cheng Lie Navigation. His son, Rodolphe, took over the business following Saade's death in 2018, adding many logistics acquisitions alongside the ship purchases.
Maersk, meanwhile, has been content to focus on operating a fleet within the four million to 4.4 million TEU range, a policy originally conceived by former CEO Soren Skou, and carried on by his successor Vincent Clerc. This strategy saw MSC overhaul Maersk as the world's largest carrier at the start of 2021.
There are other notable ranking shifts taking place lower down the Alphaliner liner charts too. When including ships on order, Taiwan's Evergreen has just overtaken Japan's Ocean Network Express (ONE) into sixth spot while Wan Hai, also from Taiwan, enters the top 10 at the expense of compatriot Yang Ming.
https://www.shippingazette.com/news?news_id=9250300000331
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