- The French Minister Delegate for Transport was welcomed at Jawaharlal Nehru Port – JNPT Terminal as part of a three-day strategic visit to India.
- India and France recently took part in the “One Ocean Summit” in France, where the CMA CGM Group announced it will no longer carry plastic waste on its ships.
- The CMA CGM Group remains committed to offering agile and flexible solutions to meet its customers’ needs.
CMA CGM welcomes French Minister of state for Transport & Ecological Transition Jean-Baptiste Djebbari at JNPT Port India, located in Navi Mumbai, on 26th of March, as part of his three day strategic visit to India. The French Minister Delegate for Transport, the French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain, the official delegation and members of the French Embassy in India took part in this visit and were welcomed by Atit Mahajan, Managing Director of CMA CGM India.
CMA CGM is honored to receive the French Minister Delegate for Transport and is looking forward to participating in the collaboration between India and France on land, maritime and air transportation. CMA CGM, acting to protect the environment and preserve biodiversity while leading the energy transition
Recently, India and France together participated in the “One Ocean Summit”, dedicated to the protection of the oceans, and organized in February by French President Emanuel Macron. During the summit, Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, supported the initiative of a “high ambition coalition on bio-diversity beyond national jurisdiction”, and reiterated India’s commitment to eliminating single-use plastic and promoting the cleanup of plastic waste.
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, also announced during the summit that from the 1st of June 2022, the Group would no longer be transporting any plastic waste aboard its ships. Removing plastic waste is a major priority for our oceans and for conserving biodiversity.
The CMA CGM Group is stepping up its efforts to make conserving biodiversity one of the priorities of its CSR policy and to develop trade that is more responsible and fair for everyone and for the planet. In India, the Group is involved in various sustainability actions which include forest, land, and animal welfare programs.
The CMA CGM Group is also committed to achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2050 and intends to accelerate the energy transition for transport and logistics. To achieve this goal, CMA CGM is taking concrete actions by adopting the best available solutions. The Group already deployed 27 “e-methane ready” vessels and will have a total of 44 such vessels by the end of 2024.
A full range of solutions to support its customers
As one of the nation’s top ocean-freight carriers, CMA CGM is well positioned to serve its customers thanks to a strong presence in India over the past three decades. With the most advanced fleet of containerships, the Group is fully ready to meet the requirements of its customers in a constantly growing international trade environment. The CMA CGM Group delivers end-to-end customer solutions by relying on two solid pillars, shipping and logistics, which includes subsidiary CEVA Logistics and the Group’s air freight division, CMA CGM AIR CARGO.
Given the strong economic growth and dynamism of India, CMA CGM and the country share a common will to strengthen their partnership, and both parties are studying possible solutions to enhance shipping capacity to and from India to foster Indian export competitiveness.
CMA CGM has 19 branch offices PAN India with a combined workforce of 4,700 staff members. The Group operates 14 weekly mainline services from India, connecting major global destinations with a state-of-the-art intermodal network on land and in air. Atit Mahajan, Managing Director – CMA CGM India – “India and France share a strong relationship on many global and regional priorities. We are happy to receive Mr Djebbari and hope that this visit will be fruitful in all aspects for India.”
