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In Algeria Number one carrier in containerized liner shipping serving the Algerian market, CMA CGM made a point of marking its presence at the Algiers Trade Fair held in June 2000. For line management and CMA CGM Algeria the event proved an exceptional opportunity to explain to importers and exporters alike the full potential of the 2 lines operated today; the weekly express shuttle linking northern France to Algiers via Marseilles, and the weekly service via Malta offering excellent transit times from North Europe, Asia and India Pakistan.
 February 1977: CGM (Compagnie Générale Maritime) was founded as a result of a merger between Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes (1851) and Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (1861). 1978: Jacques R. Saadé founds CMA (Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement), based in Marseilles, by launching a regular line between South Europe/ Lebanon and Syria. 1995: CMA becomes the top French carrier in containerised liner shipping. 1996: The CMA-CGM group is created. CMA succeeds takeover of CGM during privatization operations. 1997: Worldwide unification of CMA and CGM agencies. January 1997: Partnership agreement with NSCSA to jointly operate the French Asia Line (North Europe-Asia). 1998: The CMA-CGM group announces its vocation to be a "global carrier" covering all world markets January 1, 1998 : Creation of the " GIE CMA CGM Agences France ", grouping together the group's six agencies in France: Paris, Dunkirk, Bordeaux, Montoir, Le Havre and Marseilles. February 1998: Agreement with CONTSHIP on a jointly operated Round The World Service enables an improved sailing frequency of ten days. March 98: Launching of a new service covering the Indian Ocean in cooperation with Delmas, DAL and SCL. August 98 : Cooperation agreement with the Swiss carrier, Norasia, to operate together two of CMA's services between Asia and Europe: The French Asia Line (FAL) and the Med Club Express which become MEX-TPX August 98 -- April 1999: Modernization of our fleet of four PCRP vessels (refrigerated container vessels) serving the French West Indies. December 98: Launching of a new service between Europe and North China which become NCX December 98: Launching of a new service between North Europe and South America in partnership with Transroll, Hamburg Süd and Aliancia. http://www.anl.com.au/mainpage.php3 December 98 : Acquisition of the regular container lines activity of the Australian national company, ANL.. 1999: The CMA-CGM group becomes a genuine "global carrier" by adding a transpacific loop to its panoply of existing container services. March 99: Purchase from Delmas of its Mediterranean/West Indies and Mediterranean/French Guyana and Brazil lines. April 99: The Transpacific service is launched. Asia is now linked to the US West Coast ports of Long Beach (Los Angeles) and Oakland (San Francisco). April 99: Cooperation agreement with Maersk/Sea-Land for the US-MED line that enables us to offer a weekly service. July 99: Phase in of the first NSCSA vessel into the French Asia Line fleet. September 99: Legal merger of CMA & CGM to form "CMA CGM" "The French Line " October 99: CMA CGM has signed an agreement with German financiers for the order of 4 x 6500 teus vessels that will be chartered by the Group on a long term basis. 4 other vessels of the same type have been directly ordered by the Group. Upon delivery, between May and December 2000, all 8 vessels will progressively be deployed on the FAL line. |
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TURNOVER 1999: 1.4 BILLION US$ NET INCOME: 48 MILLION US$ COVERING: EAST/WEST & NORTH/ SOUTH TRADE LANES WORLDWIDE AGENCIES : 230 WORLDWIDE STAFF: 3096 CONTAINER FLEET: 260 000 TEUS SLOT CAPACITY: 138 000 TEUS VOLUMES TRANSPORTED : 1.350 Million TEUS  Volumes transported in 1999 split by line Pour le transport international de vos conteneurs au départ et à destination de l'Algérie (ORAN, ALGER , BEJAIA, SKIKDA, ANNABA) UN SEUL PARTENAIRE ! C M A C G M >>> THE French Line >>> C M A - A L G E R I E - >>> LA GARANTIE EN PLUS ! >>> Meilleur suivi de vos opérations de transport >>> Réduction des coûts de vos approvisionnements >>> Plus grande compétitivité de vos exportations >>> Sécurité de vos marchandises >>> Respect de vos engagements commerciaux Nous sommes à votre disposition aux coordonnées suivantes: ALGER Résidence Chabani - Bloc F2B - Val d'Hydra 16035 - Hydra - ALGER - Tél.: 021 69 29 29 / Fax: 021 69 31 61 E-mail: age.genmbox@cma-cgm.com E-mail: skk.genmbox@cma-cgm.com ANNABA 35, Rue du 1er Novembre 1954 (RDC) 23000 ANNABA Tel./Fax.: (08) 80 28 49 E-mail: ann-genmbox@cma-cgm.com E-mail: ora-genmbox@cma-cgm.com BEJAIA Rue des Frères Taguelmint n° 2 06000 BEJAIA Tél.: (05) 20 16 77 / (05) 20 17 38 Fax: (05) 20 13 12 E-mail: bej-genmbox@cma-cgm.com SKIKDA Môle du Château Vert BP 19 21.000 SKIKDA Port Tél.: (08) 75 43 71 - (03) 75 43 41 Fax: (08) 76 10 41 ORAN 16, Boulevard Abderahmane Mira 31000 ORAN Tél.: (06) 39 70 20 / (06) 39 91 66 Fax: (06) 41 33 69 |
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