Throughout the journey to Egypt of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Govt Officer of the CMA CGM Group, a world chief in shipping and logistics, the Egyptian authorities have confirmed their intention to enter right into a long-term partnership with CMA CGM for the operation and administration of Pier 55, the Port of Alexandria’s upcoming multi-purpose terminal. This partnership will even embrace the event of logistics options, digitalization, the contribution to the coaching of youthful generations in maritime and logistics, in addition to different investments.
A brand new terminal for the event of the port of Alexandria
The terminal, which covers an space of 560,000 sq. meters with quays of over 2 km in size, may have a capability of round 1,5 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equal Models) and can facilitate the deployment of the Group’s bigger vessels. Operations are deliberate to start out in 2022. In Egypt, the Group at the moment employs virtually 300 individuals and calls 6 ports, linking the nation to the remainder of the world. Annually, Group’s vessels cross the Suez Canal greater than 700 instances.
CMA CGM strengthens its strategic presence within the Mediterranean
CMA CGM strengthens its strategic positioning and experience as a container terminal operator within the Mediterranean with terminal capacities of just about 7 million TEUs together with:
Marseilles-Fos, dynamic container terminals in a number one port
Seville, a distinct segment terminal on the coronary heart of the Andalusian space
Malta, a number one transhipment hub within the Mediterranean
Thessaloniki in Greece, an necessary gateway for Southeast Europe
Lattakia, the historic Syrian chief in container visitors
On the crossroads between Africa, Asia and Europe, the Mediterranean represents a serious space for the event of the Group’s operations in maritime transportation, port operations and logistics.
CMA CGM will deploy its future LNG vessels within the Mediterranean
Dedicated to the vitality transition of the maritime trade, the Group will even deploy on its service between Asia and the Mediterranean LNG-powered vessels of 15,000 TEUs by the tip of 2021. As a part of his strategic imaginative and prescient, Rodolphe Saadé has determined to decide on Marseille-Fos to bunker these new LNG vessels, making the Mediterranean a serious space for the event of the usage of LNG.
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