- An unprecedented partnership aimed at boosting shipping and
logistics efficiency and adaptability.
- The combination of each company's expertise and knowledge to
create a distinctive, AI-assisted future for CMA CGM and its
industries.
- The partnership will help CMA Media develop critical tools
to assist its journalists in their day-to-day work, as well as
high-impact training programs at TANGRAM for all CMA CGM
associates.
MARSEILLE, France and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., July 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CMA CGM, a global leader in sea,
land, air and logistics solutions, and Google today announced a
strategic partnership to accelerate the integration of artificial
intelligence (AI) across CMA CGM's operations worldwide.
By leveraging Google's proven AI solutions and insights from
experts, CMA CGM will help empower its employees' decision-making.
In fact, every program and tool developed within the partnership
will be designed to assist users in their decision-making processes
across several key workflows.
This comprehensive collaboration aims to revolutionize shipping
by enhancing efficiency, responsiveness, and adaptability to market
fluctuations and disruptions, resulting in faster and more
responsive customer service. As part of the partnership, CMA CGM
will actively seek to optimize vessel routes, container handling,
and inventory management to ensure efficient and timely delivery of
goods while minimizing costs and carbon footprints.
CEVA Logistics, the logistics arm of CMA CGM, will pioneer the
data-driven future of logistics, focusing first on warehouse
smart management aimed at better operating its 10.3 million square
meters of warehouse space. The smart management tool, built on
Google technology, will allow CEVA Logistics to better anticipate
and plan its operations thanks to an enhanced volume & demand
forecasting.
Furthermore, the partnership will extend to CMA Media, providing
an edge for CMA in the media landscape. Google's AI expertise in
this field will help CMA Media develop critical tools to assist its
journalists in their day-to-day work, such as synthesizing and
translating documents, generating media snippets for social
networks, or digitizing and referencing archives from articles,
photos, or videos.
The partnership will eventually benefit all CMA CGM associates
thanks to dedicated high-impact training sessions at TANGRAM, the
Group's excellence centre for learning and innovation.
This collaboration is part of CMA CGM's overall strategy to
transform its business through AI innovation. It follows key moves
such as CMA CGM's investment in Mistral AI, PoolSide, and Dataiku,
as well as the launch of open science lab, Kyutai.
Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, stated:
"I am pleased to announce this global partnership between the
CMA CGM Group and Google to accelerate AI adoption across our
operations. This collaboration aligns with our digital roadmap and
investments, marking a crucial step in our transformation strategy.
Together with Google, we will lead the digital revolution in
shipping, logistics and media, optimize our processes, and enhance
our competitive edge. We are committed to driving innovation with
tangible benefits for our staff members and our customers."
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google
and Alphabet
"By combining CMA CGM's deep expertise in shipping and
logistics with Google's AI tools and secure infrastructure we can
help CMA CGM digitally transform its own operations and those of
its customers. This partnership is a prime example of how AI
can assist employees, improve outcomes for customers, and
revolutionize industries."
About CMA CGM
Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM
Group, a global player of sea, land, air and logistics solutions,
serves more than 420 ports around the world across five continents,
with a fleet of around 620 vessels. In 2023, it carried a total of
21.8 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers. With its
subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a global logistics provider that
delivered 522,000 tonnes of air cargo and more than 22 million
tonnes of inland freight cargo, and its CMA CGM AIR CARGO division,
the CMA CGM Group is constantly innovating to offer its customers a
comprehensive, increasingly efficient range of new maritime,
overland and air shipping and logistics solutions.
Firmly committed to the energy transition in shipping and a
pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set
a Net Zero Carbon target for 2050.
Every year, the Group supports thousands of children through
its CMA CGM Foundation, with initiatives to promote education and
equal opportunity for all. The CMA CGM Foundation also responds to
humanitarian crises requiring urgent action by calling on the
Group's shipping and logistics expertise to deliver humanitarian
supplies around the world.
Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400
offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs 180,000 people
worldwide, of which around 6,000 in Marseille where its head office is
located.
cmacgm-group.com
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