With more than 400 local agencies and operations in more than 170 countries worldwide, CMA CGM is a leading global smart transport solutions company that is committed to supporting its customers’ cargo connectivity across international supply chains. With operations spanning the entire shipping and logistics sector, covering sea, land, air and logistics solutions, it’s no surprise that today CMA CGM is a leading shipping company supporting customers with all their logistics needs across the globe. One area of particular development is in New Zealand, where CMA CGM today operates through its wholly owned subsidiary CMA CGM Group Agencies (New Zealand) Limited (CMA CGM New Zealand). Through its subsidiary, CMA CGM continues to play a critical role in advancing New Zealand’s economy, supporting a significant portion of the country’s international trade volume.
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CMA CGM has been operating in New Zealand for over 25 years, offering extensive maritime shipping, coastal services and integrated logistics through its subsidiary CEVA Logistics. CMA CGM’s expansion into New Zealand came following its acquisition of Australian National Line (ANL) in 1998, a major operator across the entire Oceania region. The acquisition allowed CMA CGM to acquire a strong presence in the region, which the company has only continued to build upon in the last two decades. In 2008, CMA CGM relocated its New Zealand services to the Port of Tauranga, and by 2011, it launched the ANZEX service, which directly connected New Zealand with Asia and Fiji. Then in 2016, the local agency’s name was updated from CMA CGM & ANL Agencies (New Zealand) Ltd to CMA CGM Group Agencies (New Zealand) Ltd, under which the local division now operates.
Today, CMA CGM New Zealand offers 11 services from 9 ports of call, offering extensive containerised shipping services covering major ports such as Auckland, Tauranga, Lyttelton, Wellington and Napier. Across the region, CMA CGM offers 7 key services that connect New Zealand and the wider Oceania region with key hubs around the globe. One of the most significant services is the ANEZ ANL service, which offers a weekly service connecting North-East Asia, including China and Taiwan, directly with New Zealand. Other key services connecting New Zealand with Asia include the KIX ANL, PAX ANL, and TTZ-Trans ANL. KIZ ANL specifically connects South-East Asia and North Asia to Auckland and Tauranga. ANL remains a key aspect of all of these routes, operating under CMA CGM to enhance New Zealand’s international shipping sector, helping move import and export goods between the Oceania region and end markets. Across many of these services, CMA CGM New Zealand offer extensive inland intermodal solutions across the country to help its customers seamlessly move from the ports and onto their inland destinations.
One of the most significant ports of CMA CGM New Zealand’s operations is the Port of Tauranga. The port is the largest and most efficient port in the country, operated as a major international freight gateway for New Zealand’s import and export industries. With the infrastructure to handle the largest container vessels that arrive at the country’s shores, the Port of Tauranga is responsible for handling around a third of New Zealand’s total cargo, with around 40% accounting for exports. The port provides vital transportation links via state highways and railways to help move cargo from the port and onto key destinations such as Hamilton, Auckland and the central North Island. With a significant container operation at the port, it is home to the Tauranga Container Terminal, which is located at Sulphur Point. The terminal is New Zealand’s largest and most efficient, handling around 41% of all shipping containers at the port across its 9 ship-to-shore cranes and 53 straddle carriers, which are linked by leading-edge technology. Thus, with a wealth of shipping operations, the port is primed to deliver significant economic and environmental benefits for importers and exporters.
CMA CGM New Zealand operates from the Port of Tauranga, offering regular shipping services which utilise the Tauranga Terminal to enhance regional connectivity. Furthermore, CMA CGM then leverages the existing rail-linked inland terminal at Metro Port in Auckland to further enhance regional connectivity and help customers from across the country reach both local and international markets via CMA CGM New Zealand’s shipping services. Therefore, the Tauranga Terminal at Sulphur Point serves as a primary cargo, container and shipping hub that supports all of CMA CGM New Zealand’s operations in the region for enhanced connectivity.
Another key port served by CMA CGM New Zealand is the Port of Auckland. The port is home to a network of freight hubs throughout the North Islands, as well as the main cruise port for New Zealand. Thanks to its location, the port is the most direct route to the Auckland market, and so it is widely used for import and export cargo into the city. In fact, nearly three-quarters of the country’s inbound cargo arrives in the country via the Port of Auckland. From here, cargo can then be quickly and cost-effectively moved from the port and into the city of Auckland to support local businesses.
Much like the Port of Tauranga, the Port of Auckland’s Fergusson Container Terminal is also key to shipments into the region, offering a dedicated container handling facility, which is home to the largest and most sophisticated straddle carrier fleet in New Zealand. The fleet is made up almost entirely of hybrid diesel-electric machines, with the capacity to lift two 20-foot containers at a time. This offers the port a distinctive advantage over other ports in the country, helping to facilitate a key hub for cargo handling in New Zealand. Beyond the Fergusson Container Terminal is the Jellicoe Warf, a key multi-cargo facility, which handles breakbulk, steel, timber, dry and liquid bulk, and vehicles arriving in New Zealand. Across the Port of Auckland, CMA CGM New Zealand operates major shipping lines, with the Jellicoe Wharf playing a key role specifically in supporting container shipping. Therefore, the port is met with regular shipping schedules that connect the infrastructure and terminals of the Port of Auckland with global trade routes through CMA CGM New Zealand’s operations.
The largest port of New Zealand’s South Island is the port of Lyttelton, which provides a key container terminal, dry dock, inland Cit Depot and Midland port that sees billions of dollars’ worth of imports and exports arrive at the port each year. The port serves Christchurch, Canterbury and the wider South Islands, with profitability, safety and collaboration woven into its port operations to support its customer cargo delivery. Therefore, CMA CGM operates a regular container vessel service from the Port of Lyttelton, which connects the South Island’s industries with local and global trade routes. In fact, CMA CGM Ouvea and CMA CGM Lekki vessels frequent the port’s Lyttelton Container Terminal, supported by local port services to connect the region’s businesses to the world. This is possible thanks to the port playing a key role in the wider Oceania Trade network, which connects New Zealand to North and South-East Asia.
A pivotal link in CMA CGM New Zealand’s local network is the Port of Napier, which connects local businesses to global trade markets, whilst also being a key tourism hub. The Port of Napier is home to the fourth-largest container port in the country, and a crucial cargo gateway for the central North Island. The port handles key commodities such as logs, timber, pulp, fruit and wine, which are transported in a range of container, bulk and break-bulk services. To facilitate this movement, the port comprises a 10-hectare container depot, which has over 1,000 reefer points and 6 wharves, including a 350m berth for large cruise vessels to support the region’s tourism industry. CMA CGM facilitates key container services to the Port, focusing particularly on connecting Hawke’s Bay to global markets, supported by ANL’s regular port calls to support local exporters with its global network.
The final key port that helps CMA CGM support shipping across New Zealand is the Wellington Harbour, which is operated by CenterPort. The port is one of the busiest in New Zealand by ship movement, largely thanks to its location at the centre of the country in a naturally sheltered, deep-water harbour. This ideal location allows the port to offer a wide variety of cargo and logistics services, connecting the port’s multi-modal transport network, which helps move cargo from the port and towards regional freight hubs. Here, CMA CGM utilises the Wellington Container Terminal to support coastal routes departures connecting to larger international shipping lines traversing the globe towards the Americas and Europe.
To help enhance connectivity from New Zealand and other Oceania countries, CMA CGM announced in December 2025 the introduction of a new KEA service, which will run between the US East Coast and Oceania. The service will support the existing Panama Direct Line (RTW PAD), which already offers a dedicated weekly service connecting Europe, the US East Coast and Latin America, with Australia and New Zealand. Therefore, KEA will add to this vital route, offering a dedicated route moving from Philadelphia to Charleston, then Balboa, Tauranga, Sydney, Melbourne, and Port Chalmers, and then back to Tauranga before moving to Manzanillo, Cartagena, and returning to Philadelphia and Charleston. Together, RTW PAD and KEA will provide two weekly departures on the US East Coast-Oceania corridor, establishing CMA CGM as the only carrier able to offer such weekly departures for trade along this route.
To help enhance trade along this route, KEA will also include dedicated fast services designed specifically for fresh fruits and frozen food travelling from the Oceania regions towards the US East Coast. This is pivotal for New Zealand as the country is a global leader in the fresh fruit export marketing, with kiwi fruits accounting for 56% of fresh produce exports, alongside apples, which make up as much as 26% of fresh fruit exports. Thus, with CMA CGM New Zealand’s vital hubs across the country and the wider Oceania region, the company plays a vital role in supporting businesses across the region with vital access to global markets.
It’s clear that across CMA CGM New Zealand’s network, the central goal is to enhance the connectivity of the region to help businesses and industries thrive. With the company’s network extending across many of the country’s vital ports, CMA CGM New Zealand offers a reliable service across the country to ensure both local and global supply chains can thrive. With the new introduction of the KEA service, CMA CGM is well placed to continue to support local businesses across New Zealand and the wider Oceanian region, and help them access global markets for their continued economic success.
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