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CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Revenues were stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in the shipping sector
Marsiglia
May 22, 2026
In the first quarter of this year, the group's revenues
CMA CGM ownership, amounting to over 13.2 billion dollars, are
remained stable compared to the same period in 2025 thanks to the
growth in turnover in the logistics and logistics sector
Other business segments of the French company that have been established
respectively to 4.6 billion (+6.6%) and 1.3 billion (+59.1%) which
offset the -8.5% decline in revenues from activities
reduced to $8.0 billion due to an average value of
of freight rates which decreased by -9.8% to 1,351 dollars/teu and to
against a +1.5% increase in containerized loads
transported by the fleet, which amounted to over 5.9 million
TEU.
The value of the quarterly EBITDA was
of $2.1 billion, down -31.6%, with a contribution of
€1.5 billion from the shipping sector (-41.3%), €330 million from the
logistics (-17.2%) and €294 million from the others
business segments (+90.0%). Net profit was
about 250 million dollars (-78% approximately).
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
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In the first quarter of this year, the group's revenues
CMA CGM ownership, amounting to over 13.2 billion dollars, are
remained stable compared to the same period in 2025 thanks to the
growth in turnover in the logistics and logistics sector
Other business segments of the French company that have been established
respectively to 4.6 billion (+6.6%) and 1.3 billion (+59.1%) which
offset the -8.5% decline in revenues from activities
reduced to $8.0 billion due to an average value of
of freight rates which decreased by -9.8% to 1,351 dollars/teu and to
against a +1.5% increase in containerized loads
transported by the fleet, which amounted to over 5.9 million
TEU.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
