CMA CGM Group is putting up a new dedicated airfreight division to be called CMA CGM Air Cargo as it steps up the strategic development of its logistics business.
In a statement, it said the company will initially acquire four 60-tonne-payload Airbus A330-200F aircraft with a range of 4,000 nautical miles. CMA CGM said the planes will be operated from Europe, connecting to global destinations.
“This move into air freight strengthens the group’s transport and logistics business, allowing it to offer its customers a new range of comprehensive, agile and customized solutions,” a spokesperson told Asia Cargo News.
This expansion into air freight is a new milestone in the group’s strategic development of its logistics business, with the aim of providing group customers with a complementary range of services covering both shipping and logistics.
CMA CGM Group chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé said the division will “leverage commercial partnerships with airlines in order to deliver global coverage.”
“In response to the growing demand from our customers for agile logistics solutions, we are creating a new division within the CMA CGM Group dedicated to air transport: CMA CGM Air Cargo,” Saadé said. “This is a major milestone in the development of our logistics services.”
Meanwhile, the French container transportation and shipping company said it will entrust the operation of its freighter fleet to a European airline, although it didn’t name the carrier it will be tapping yet.
