The Lebanese-owned and France-based container-shipping firm CMA CGM declared consolidated net income of $770m in thesecond quarter of 2026, constituting an increase of 48% from net profits of $520m in the same quarter of 2025, while its revenuestotaled $15.7bn in the second quarter of 2026 and grew by 19.2% from $13.2bn in the same period last year. Further, the company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) stood at $3bn in the second quarter of the year, constituting a rise of 31% from $2.3bn in the same quarter of 2025.  The distribution of the company's revenues shows that, first, its consolidated revenues from maritime shipping operations stood at $10bn in the second quarter of 2026 and increased by 22% from $8.2bn in the same period last year, while the EBITDA from shipping activity reached $2.3bn and grew by 42.4% from $1.6bn in the second quarter of 2025. The firm indicated that it transported 6.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the second quarter of 2026, constituting an increase of 6% from 6 million TEUs in the same quarter of 2025, which led to average receipts of $1,575 per TEU in the covered quarter compared to an average of $1,368.4 per TEU in the second quarter of 2025. It said that, due to the disruption to the flow of shipment through the Strait of Hormuz, the company implemented alternative multimodal corridors to maintain supply chain continuity to and from Gulf Cooperation Council countries, despite the constraints on navigation.  Second, it pointed out that revenues from its logistics operations, which include freight forwarding, contract logistics, finished vehicle logistics, customs, project logistics, and distribution, stood at $5bn in the second quarter of 2026 and increased by 8.5% from $4.6bn in the same period last year, while the corresponding EBITDA reached $388m in the covered quarter and decreased by 15.4% from $459m in the second quarter of2025. It attributed the results to pressure on freight forwarding activities due to a volatile market environment and challengesaffecting the automotive sector.  Third, it said that revenues from other activities, which include port terminals, CMA CGM Air Cargo, and its media outlets, reached $1.5bn in the second quarter of the year, and surged by 47.6% from $1bn in the same quarter of 2025. It noted that the EBITDA from these activities stood at $338m and jumped by 44.5% from $234m in the second quarter or 2025, driven by high level of profitability in its terminals business and the contribution of recently consolidated operations.  CMA CGM is one of the largest container shipping companies in the world and operates a fleet with more than 650 vessels, with a capacity of 5 million TEUs that serves over 420 commercial ports and utilizes more than 250 shipping lines. (ICE BEIRUT)

Fonte notizia: Byblos Bank, LTW, 10-15 August 2026