![\"Suez](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-18-at-2.26.28-PM-1.jpeg\" "\\"Suez")
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CMA CGM has reaffirmed plans to increase vessel transits through the Suez Canal, as the French shipping group continues to expand its use of the route.<\/p>\n
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Admiral Ossama Rabiee discussed the group\u2019s future sailing plans with Christine Cabau, CMA CGM Executive Vice President for Assets and Operations.<\/p>\n
Tariq Zaghloul, CMA CGM Egypt and Sudan Cluster CEO, also participated in the meeting.<\/p>\n
CMA CGM increases Suez Canal traffic<\/p>\n
According to the SCA, 199 CMA CGM vessels have transited the Suez Canal since the beginning of 2026.<\/p>\n
Those vessels represented a combined net tonnage of 25.2 million tons.<\/p>\n
For comparison, 212 CMA CGM vessels used the canal during the whole of 2025, representing 18.8 million tons of net tonnage.<\/p>\n
Rabiee highlighted the increase as the two sides reviewed CMA CGM\u2019s sailing schedules through the canal for the coming period.<\/p>\n
He also described the relationship between the SCA and CMA CGM as a strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
CMA CGM commits to further return<\/p>\n
Cabau said CMA CGM intends to accelerate the return of its vessels to the Suez Canal.<\/p>\n
The carrier plans to expand shipping services using the waterway and increase the number of vessels operating through it across its network.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe reaffirm the Group\u2019s commitment to increasing transit shipping services through the canal and expanding the number of vessels operating across its various services,\u201d said Cabau.<\/p>\n
The company aims to maintain the Suez Canal as a primary corridor within its global shipping network.<\/p>\n
The discussions come as CMA CGM vessels increasingly return to the canal following a prolonged period of disruption to shipping routes in the region.<\/p>\n
Cabau also highlighted CMA CGM\u2019s use of alternative-fuel technology. A growing number of vessels in the group\u2019s fleet are capable of operating on liquefied natural gas (LNG).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CMA CGM has reaffirmed plans to increase vessel transits through the Suez Canal, as the French shipping group…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13062],"tags":[2213],"class_list":["post-67628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cma-cgm","tag-cma-cgm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/france\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}