The UK arm of the French shipping group CMA CGM, which first opened a UK office in Liverpool in 1990 and calls at 11 UK ports.
CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics group, and its UK business runs container shipping services to and from British ports. A company page from July 2020 says 18 maritime services called at 11 UK ports: Southampton, London Gateway, Felixstowe, Tilbury, Liverpool, Immingham, Teesport, South Shields, Grangemouth, Greenock and Bristol, with more than 150 calls a month. Alongside the container lines, the group's UK activities include short-sea shipping through MacAndrews and logistics through CEVA Logistics.
The group describes itself as a world leader in shipping and logistics. On the UK page it marks 30 years of UK presence and says it remains as committed as ever to the UK and plans to grow its role, supporting the UK's trade links, prosperity and maritime and economic development. The page links to group-level themes such as sustainability and decarbonisation, but we did not find a UK-specific mission statement or values list. MacAndrews, which joined the group in 2002, is described as the oldest European sailing company, offering short-sea and European multimodal services linking the UK and Ireland with Iberia and northern Europe.
CMA CGM opened its first UK office in Liverpool in 1990, a city chosen for its maritime heritage and shipping industry. The 2020 page lists two UK offices and about 250 staff, with one detailed section giving 258, so treat the number as approximate and dated. It does not name the second office, though recruitment listings in the search results show roles in Liverpool and in Hampshire. Companies House lists CMA CGM (UK) Holdings Limited. A trade report also described a Zebox innovation hub for start-ups launched in Manchester after the group moved its Europe regional office to the UK, with no date confirmed.
On culture, the 2020 page tells two memorable stories. In 2019 the group opened the Chill Hub at DP World London Gateway, a one-hectare facility with chilled and frozen chambers run by CEVA, offering quality control and packaging. And in 2019 it partnered with the producers of the James Bond film No Time to Die, which filmed an action sequence at a CMA CGM-operated terminal in Jamaica using two vessels and more than 1,000 containers. These are company claims and promotional stories rather than descriptions of daily working life.
Roles at a shipping line's UK business include customer service and account managers who look after importers and exporters, commercial and pricing teams, port operations officers who manage ship calls and container movements, inland transport and cold-chain planners, legal, finance and executive support staff, and technology and innovation teams. Job titles seen in search results for the group in Liverpool and Hampshire include account manager, port operations officer, legal counsel and executive assistant. For a young person interested in trade, languages and international business, a global carrier with a UK base is a good place to look.
Website: www.cmacgm-group.com
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