Who owns Santos Brasil?
Santos Brasil is owned by CMA CGM (France).[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
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France
- Origin
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Santos Brasil
Santos Brasil is a Brazilian port-terminal and logistics operator. Its investor-relations ownership page, last updated 1 June 2026, shows CMA CGM holding all 851,018,069 shares (100%). Its website lists container terminals including Tecon Vila do Conde in Barcarena and Tecon Imbituba, a general cargo terminal at Imbituba, bulk liquid terminals at Itaqui and distribution centres.
Ownership timeline of Santos Brasil
Where Santos Brasil 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 parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5; CMA CGM has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
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.
🇧🇷 Santos Brasil and other Brazilian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 149 brands that began in Brazil. 31 of them (21%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Santos Brasil among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Santos Brasil?
The parent company of Santos Brasil is CMA CGM, a privately held company headquartered in France.
Is Santos Brasil Brazilian or French?
Santos Brasil originated in Brazil, but it is owned today by CMA CGM, which is headquartered in France. So Santos Brasil is a Brazilian-origin brand under French ownership.
Is Santos Brasil still owned by CMA CGM?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Santos Brasil 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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