CMA CGM announces that it wants to strengthen its commitment made on June 30 in order to support the purchasing power of French households.
Several measures have been taken by the Group, such as increasing the reduction in freight rates: initially planned at 500 euros, CMA CGM has decided to increase the reduction by 750 euros per 40-foot container for all imports into mainland France and in Overseas.
This measure, initially intended for 14 large retail chains in mainland France, has now been extended to all of its customers in France, large groups such as SMEs and very small businesses.
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The group also announces a reduction of 100 euros per 40-foot container for all French exports will also be implemented.
This reduction is intended to “
support the competitiveness of export companies, especially VSEs and SMEs which promote France's know-how in the world
”, explains CMA CGM.
The measures come into force on August 1.
These measures represent reductions of up to 25% in the freight rate, indicates the group, which adds that they will come into force on August 1, 2022 for a period of one year.
"
They were defined in consultation with the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty and were the subject of discussions with the Group's customers and certain federations, including the CPME (Confederation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises )
,” the statement said.
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CMA-CGM specifies that in the Overseas Territories, the State will be able to control the consumer prices of products (food products, personal hygiene, cleaning products, small household equipment) via the Quality/Price shield system (BQP).
CMA CGM would also like to point out that these measures follow other initiatives taken for more than a year, and in particular the freezing of " floating
" freight rates
since September 2021 (and even May 2021 in the Overseas Territories).
Finally, the Group has allocated dedicated capacity to SMEs on board its vessels, in the markets where tensions are greatest (Europe, North America), at a negotiated rate usually accessible for much larger volume commitments concludes the press release.
