Volumes carried by the French container shipping company rose 8% to 3.1m teu, compensating for a 3.9% drop in revenue per teu in the second quarter.
Cost per teu were reduced by 4.8%, with a 9.8% drop in fuel cost per teu owing to a softened bunker price and increased efficiency.
CMA CGM's volume growth was mainly attributed to its Asia-Europe and Africa lines, as well as Asia Pacific lines under subsidiary ANL.
During the quarter CMA CGM signed a partnership agreement to develop a new terminal in Mundra, India with local company Adani. Negotiations have also begun for a terminal in Kingston, Jamaica, which could become the company's Caribbean transhipment hub.
The company's fleet size grew by one vessel to 430 ships, while the fleets capacity increased 3% to 1,589 teu.
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