CMA CGM and SAP partnership plan new Information System

The aim is to allow the CMA CGM Group to anticipate and exceed the needs of its customers while improving operational performance. According to SAP, this first system to be tailored specifically to maritime transport, will give CMA CGM efficiency and flexibility in an industry that is constantly evolving.

More particularly, the solution will manage commercial processes independently as well as automating management procedures and handling the 10.6m containers transported every year by the CMA CGM Group. The global project will cover all 3,360,000 bookings generated annually by CMA CGM, including every step in the end-to-end management of freight, from the yards, ports and on board vessels, to transport, transhipment and discharge.

CMA CGM said that it decided to call on SAP as a partner with global stature to jointly develop the solution that will be effective end of 2015 when the new software will begin to be deployed. The deployment process is expected to take two years and will embrace the entire CMA CGM Group, including all affiliated companies and business activities.