Founded in Marseille in 1978 by Jacques Saadé, the CMA CGM Group is the third-largest container shipping company worldwide and number 1 in France.From its base in Marseille, the CMA CGM Group is present in more than 150 countries through its network of over 650 agencies, with more than 18,000 employees worldwide (4,700 in France).

With a young and diversified fleet of 428 vessels, the CMA CGM Group serves 400 of the world's 521 commercial ports. Through its 170 shipping lines the company operates on every one of the world's seas. Its global presence and powerful ships like the CMA CGM JULES VERNE enable the CMA CGM Group to transport a volume of 11.4 million TEUs (Twenty Foot Equivalent Unit) each year.

The CMA CGM Group posted revenues of US$ 15.9 billion in 2013