CMA Ships
Industrialising drydock planning for one of the world's largest container fleets
About CMA Ships
CMA Ships is the ship management arm of the CMA CGM Group, one of the world's largest container shipping companies. It is responsible for the technical operation, maintenance and regulatory compliance of hundreds of container vessels deployed on trade routes across the globe.
The challenge
At the scale of hundreds of hulls, drydocking is an industrial process, not a series of individual decisions. Every month, several vessels somewhere in the network approach a survey window, and each needs a yard that fits the ship, sits on her trade route, and can take her on time. Managing that flow with spreadsheets and personal yard knowledge leaves money and time on the table on every cycle.
How they use TrustedDocks
CMA Ships' drydock planning team works with TrustedDocks as a fleet-wide planning layer: forecast docking windows for their vessels, matched against yards along each trade route with the dock capacity to take container tonnage.
Yard benchmarking supports tender selection — capabilities, docking histories and inspection records give the team an independent basis for comparing offers beyond the day rate.
Through API access, platform data flows into their own systems, so vessel particulars, yard data and schedules stay consistent between TrustedDocks and internal planning tools instead of being retyped.
The benefits
Planning at fleet scale
Docking demand across hundreds of vessels visible in one place, matched to yard capacity along the actual trade routes.
Better tender decisions
Yards compared on verifiable capability and history, not only on the quoted price.
Data where the planners work
API integration keeps yard and vessel data flowing into internal systems without manual re-entry.
On-time survey cycles
Forecast-driven preparation keeps class deadlines ahead of the vessel instead of behind her.
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