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Standard Carrier Alpha Code. The Standard Carrier Alpha Code ( SCAC) is a privately controlled US code used to identify vessel operating common carriers (VOCC). It is typically two to four letters long. The National Motor Freight Traffic Association developed the SCAC code in the 1960s to help road transport companies computerize data and records.
In May 2022, CMA CGM, the airline's parent company signed a strategic partnership with Air France–KLM to develop their air cargo capacities together. However, this partnership, implemented in April 2023, [6] has been terminated by mutual agreement in January 2024 without change in the 9% stake acquired by CMA CGM in the Franco-Dutch airline ...
Admiralty law. A bill of lading ( / ˈleɪdɪŋ /) (sometimes abbreviated as B/L or BOL) is a document issued by a carrier (or their agent) to acknowledge receipt of cargo for shipment. [1] Although the term is historically related only to carriage by sea, a bill of lading may today be used for any type of carriage of goods. [2]
CMA CGM is a French shipping and logistics company founded in 1978 by Jacques Saadé. [7] The name is an acronym of two predecessor companies, Compagnie Maritime d'Affrètement ( CMA) and Compagnie Générale Maritime ( CGM ), translating as "Maritime Freighting Company" and "General Maritime Company", respectively.
CMA CGM Marco Polo is a Bahamas-registered container ship of the Explorer class owned by the CMA CGM group. On 6 November 2012, it became the largest container ship in the world measured by capacity (16,020 TEU ), but was surpassed on 24 February 2013 by the Maersk Triple E class (18,270 TEU ), which is 4 metres (13.1 ft) longer at precisely ...
e. A manifest, customs manifest or cargo document is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, for the use of customs and other officials. [1] Where such a list is limited to identifying passengers, it is a passenger manifest or passenger list or bag manifest; conversely, a list limited to identifying ...
Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A, branded as MSC, is an international shipping line founded by Gianluigi Aponte in Italy in 1970. The company is owned by the Aponte family with its headquarters in Switzerland since 1978. [5] It is the world's largest container shipping company by both fleet size and cargo capacity, [6] controlling about 19.7 ...
The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin leaves the port of Hamburg in July 2016. CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin is an Explorer class containership built for CMA CGM. Delivered in November 2015, [3] she is named after Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. She is one of the largest container cargo vessels, capable of carrying ...