The CMA CGM Group has signed in Cuba on May 11th, an unprecedented agreement. This agreement covers the operation and development of a logistics platform on the port of MARIEL, in cooperation with the major Cuban logistics company: AUSA.
CMA CGM, the first international company to sign such a logistics agreement. CMA CGM LOG, the CMA CGM Group’s subsidiary dedicated to logistics, will contribute to the operations of this new area.
The platform will be part of MARIEL ZEDM – Zona Especial de Desarrollo Mariel, Cuba Special Economic Zone project. ZEDM is a strategic 4,600 ha logistics and industrial project area for Cuba. This agreement is symbolic regarding Cuba’s goods and services development.
CMA CGM LOG will operate a 17 ha logistics platform with AUSA, including:
12,000 square meters warehouses
5,000 cubic meters of reefer warehouses
CMA CGM LOG will be in charge of:
the goods unbundling and distribution on the island
the exports consolidation
the import and export goods warehousing
containers distribution
empty and full containers storage.
CMA CGM has been present in Cuba since 2000 and is one of the only three shipping companies to call the country. It is the first international company to sign such a logistics development agreement in Cuba.