Who owns La Méridionale?
La Méridionale is owned by CMA CGM (France), which has owned the brand since 31 May 2023.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: The CMA CGM Group (Brands & Subsidiaries). Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- CMA CGM Group reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Category
- Travel & transport › Ferries
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About La Méridionale
La Méridionale is a mixed freight and passenger shipping company established in Marseille in 1931. The CMA CGM Group's release of 31 May 2023 says it finalised the acquisition that day; it had four ro-pax vessels making up to 13 weekly crossings between Marseille, Porto-Vecchio and Ajaccio, plus Marseille to Morocco.
Ownership timeline of La Méridionale
Where La Méridionale sits in CMA CGM
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by CMA CGM
CMA CGM controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in ferries, and who owns them
The 33 brands in ferries on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Attica Group, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Ferries | Attica Group | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 2GO Travel | 2GO | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| BC Ferries | BC Ferries | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Brittany Ferries | Brittany Ferries | 🇫🇷 France |
| Chu Kong Passenger Transport | Chu Kong Shipping | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Color Line | Color Line | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| CTN | CTN | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Caledonian MacBrayne | David MacBrayne | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
About the owner: CMA CGM
CMA CGM is a privately held company headquartered in France, founded in 1978. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control.
The CMA CGM Group says on its own group page that it was established in 1978 and draws strength from its family dimension; its chairman and chief executive is Rodolphe Saade. The same page lists its brands and subsidiaries as APL, ANL in Oceania, CNC in the intra-Asia market, Containerships in Europe, Mercosul in South America, CEVA Logistics and Comanav in North Africa. Its 2025 results release reports 24.2 million TEU carried.
🇫🇷 La Méridionale and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; La Méridionale is not one of them.
- APRR — Eiffage 🇫🇷
- ASF — VINCI 🇫🇷
- Air Caraïbes — Dubreuil Aéro 🇫🇷
- Air Corsica — Air Corsica 🇫🇷
- Air France — Air France-KLM 🇫🇷
- Arval — Arval 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of La Méridionale?
The parent company of La Méridionale is CMA CGM, a privately held company headquartered in France.
Is La Méridionale French?
Yes. La Méridionale originated in France and its owner, CMA CGM, is also headquartered in France.
Since when has CMA CGM owned La Méridionale?
CMA CGM has owned La Méridionale since 31 May 2023.
Is La Méridionale still owned by CMA CGM?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, La Méridionale is still owned by CMA CGM. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The CMA CGM Group (Brands & Subsidiaries) — CMA CGM Group, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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