After Trump photo op, CMA CGM will re-flag 30 ships in France
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europeworld3/13/2026
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After 17 Oscar Nominations, Diane Warren Is Still Chasing Her First Win Ocean carrier CMA CGM of France will re-flag more than two dozen ships under its home flag, a year after its chief executive appeared in the Oval Office as President Donald Trump unveiled plans to revive the American maritime sector. The world’s third-largest carrier announced that 10 24,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) vessels will be registered under the French flag starting in 2026. The move will increase its home-registered fleet by 30%, to 40 ships.