The seismologs say that after a large earthquake a seismic swarm is likely, many shocks of settlement and a second large earthquake is not excluded. In shipping The second earthquake, after the acquisition of Hutchison, with its 47 ports including the strategic ones on the Panama channel by a BlackRock-Msc partnership, the second maxi shock was not long in coming and this time the motivations and geo-political consequences are difficult to disabled.
CMA–CGMthe company symbol of the French grandeur on the seas, the protagonist of the recent overtaking in the standings that led her to occupy the second position in the world ranking of the navigation companies Porta container, behind the MSC by Gianluigi Aponte, has announced a 20 billion investment plan in the port, in Shipping and in the logistics of the United Statesalso prediting that at least thirty of its large Portacontainer ships will beat American flag and that CMA CGM, ready to create 10,000 jobs “All Americans” In addition to investing in the US airport Hubs and digitization of freight warehouses in the States, it will undertake with a subsequent allocation to revive after decades a US shipbuilding industry, with factories in which to be able to build large ships Portacontainer Today of exclusive prerogative of China.
But the ritual of the announcement of the operation, the story of CMA CGM and its leadership and the geopolitical consequences of this operation are even more sensational than the operation in itself.
Let’s start from the announcement: Rudolph Saade, CMA CMA CGM CEO, standing with a microphone in hand in the oval room of the White House; the president Trump Sitting that illustrates the fundamentals of the new business and then passes the word to Saade son of the legendary Jacques Saade, the Lebanese billionaire who for decades for decades (with a short stop consequent to the crisis of the Noli) keeps the helm of what is the symbol of the transalpine pride on the sea.
The company symbol of the Greatour of Paris on the sea
Let’s move on to the history of CMA-CGM, 47 years on the sea, a very close relationship with the French government and with that Elysée of Macron Europeanist convinced when it is comfortable, but who does not stop winking at Trump’s America, especially today that appears winning on all fronts. America who, coincidentally almost simultaneously with the announcement of the new French partner, has in turn announced a new incentive program for the construction of ships in the United States for the next week.
The geopolitical impact today has unfathomable boundaries: CMA-CGM is not just flag company of France on the sea; It is the tool used by France to weave commercial and economic relationships especially in the Middle East (The Saade family who governs the company is – as mentioned – Lebanese) and in Africa. He was co-owner with Bollorè of that Bollorè Logistics Africa who was sold two years ago to MSC. It is difficult to think that the American adventure is totally disjointed by the Elysée strategies.
After The Panama operationa silent recovery of the Abraham Pacts project, the agreement with MSC and now the maxi CMA-CGM investment, it is increasingly evident that the way to make America Great Again is in fact a sea route.
Returning to the commitment announced by Saad to the White House, the investment of 20 billion dollars in four years will include the expansion of ports for containers and the creation of an hub for air transport of goods in Chicago, supported by five new Boeing 777 Cargo entrusted only to American drivers.
Thirty ships with stars and stripes at the stern
The French company (meeting the desit of Trump) He also planned to increase the number of his ships flying the US flag to 30 from the current 10 managed by American President Lines. And the US flag also means authorization to transport military and strategic loads. As part of its investment program in the United States, the CMA CGM group has declared that it will strengthen the ability of APL, which beats the US flag, and at the same time will create skills in the context of US maritime resources through new jobs and the relative transfer of skills and technologies.
“These commitments will strengthen the position of APL as a leading carrier in the transport of government goods to the United States,” said CMA CGM. An idea that had been developed with little support from the unforgettable CEO of Fincantieri, Giuseppe Bono, with the opening of a shipyard in Marinette, in the States.
CMA CGM has declared that it will develop port infrastructures in the key location of the United States, including New York, Los Angeles, Dutch Harbor (Alaska), Houston (Texas) and Miami (Florida). According to CMA CGM, Investments will contribute to the efficiency of operations and supply chainsthey will accelerate digitization and improve connectivity and safety for people and goods.
Further investments in US logistics and digital infrastructure of the supply chain will be carried out through the development of storage and automotive logistics platforms across the country and the opening of a new research and logistical development center in Boston, focused on advanced robotics and automation solutions.