One Ocean Summit: the CMA CGM Group decides it will no longer carry plastic waste on its ships
In a landmark decision in the shipping industry taken at the recently concluded One Ocean Summit organized by Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, Rodolphe Saadé, the Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group, announced in a speech that the Group would no longer be transporting any plastic waste aboard its ships.
With this decision effective June 1, 2022, the CMA CGM Group, which is a leading global player in shipping and logistics, continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting the environment and conserving biodiversity. In his address, Rodolphe Saadé also announced that the Group will host one of the two sites of the French Institute for Decarbonation at Tangram, the Group's major innovation and training center due to open in Marseille in 2023.
