CMA CGM mobilizes resources in support of Typhoon Mawar relief effort in Guam

Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group’s philanthropic arm, CMA CGM today launched a disaster relief effort in response to Typhoon Mawar that impacted Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. The Foundation is coordinating efforts through Group subsidiary, American President Lines, LLC (APL) by mobilizing resources.

Containers have been deployed to help meet the critical needs of the people of Guam, civil authorities and the employees and families of Group subsidiaries APL and CEVA Logistics, some of whom lost homes following the strongest weather event to strike the island in two decades. The containers will be used for temporary housing, cold storage for essential food items and ice, and local government coordination materials. Additionally, CMA CGM will provide generators to power refrigerated units and assist customers without electricity.

Guam is a strategic location for the CMA CGM Group, which manages two offices and operations at two terminals through APL and CEVA, its U.S. flag business and government logistics service provider, respectively.

CMA CGM Foundation: A commitment to meeting the critical needs of people

Through CMA CGM’s global presence and shipping and logistics’ expertise, the Foundation takes action in the face of humanitarian crises, operating across the entire humanitarian chain, purchasing, carrying and distributing relief equipment.

This operation is the latest in a series undertaken by the CMA CGM Foundation, including several large-scale humanitarian operations in Ukraine, India, and Turkey. In all, more than 22,000 tons of humanitarian equipment have been shipped to meet the essential needs of populations suffering from humanitarian crises.

Peter Levesque, president of CMA CGM America and American President Lines said: “We are honored to assist the residents of Guam, many of whom are our customers and employees who were affected by Typhoon Mawar, by using all available resources to help through the CMA CGM Foundation. This effort demonstrates our unwavering commitment to Guam and putting our words to action whenever and wherever we called to do so.

Charlie Hermosa, general manager of APL, Guam said: “These efforts mean a lot to us. Rebuilding will take time, and it’s the Group’s commitment to Guam, its residents, our customers, and the employees that matters most in our time of need.”