CMA CGM Named Ocean Carrier of the Year

The CMA CGM Group was recently honored with the 2008-2009 “Ocean Carrier of the Year award” by Walmart in recognition of its commitment to excellent service.

According to Walmart, CMA CGM received the award based on its ability and willingness to provide efficient value added services and offer flexibility when needed.

This high performance service was achieved thanks to the excellent coordination between CMA CGM’s worldwide agencies and the head office which together, were able to come up with tailor-made solutions even in this difficult economic climate.

This award is recognized in the industry as the benchmark of superior performance with more than 19 service criteria assessed on a monthly basis, including delivery of superior customer service, documentation and data quality and timeliness, on time vessel performance and responsiveness and flexibility.

Rodolphe Saade, CMA CGM Group Chief Executive Vice-President said “We are all very honored by this award, which highlights the dedication and expertise of our teams worldwide to meet our customers’ needs and provide superior performance in every aspect of our activity. During this year, one of the most challenging in these economic times, the entire CMA CGM organization remained committed to put forth the extra effort to meet the very extensive requirements of our customers.”

The CMA CGM Group has worked closely with Walmart since 2005 including membership together in the Clean Cargo group where both companies work closely to reduce their environmental footprint.