Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.
Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.
Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.
As part of your studies, you are currently looking for an end-of-studies internship or thesis project (Bac+5 / engineering school or Master’s degree in thermal sciences, energetics or fluid mechanics).
You will join the Technical Department of CMA Ships. Shipping is undergoing a major transformation driven by the decarbonization of the industry. During this transition, CMA CGM has committed to using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as the marine fuel for its new fleet of container ships. LNG is stored on board at around -158°C and at atmospheric pressure, in tanks built into the ship’s structure (“membrane” or “type C” tanks). It produces lower emissions than conventional marine fuels (HFO, MDO).
As a multi-component fluid, LNG gradually evaporates because of heat ingress through the tank walls. Vessel motions (sloshing) increase this evaporation and raise tank pressure. Understanding these thermodynamic conditions and controlling evaporation are therefore major challenges for the safety and operational excellence of LNG-powered vessels.
Your role will be to improve, test and calibrate operational support tools that model the physical phenomena in the tank, and to manage their deployment into a ship-shore interface. These tools will help to:
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The CMA CGM Group is a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, true to its corporate Purpose, "We imagine better ways to serve a world in motion".
Present in 177 countries, it employs 160,000 people, of which nearly 6,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.
The world's 3rd largest shipping company, CMA CGM serves more than 420 ports across 5 continents with a fleet of over 650 vessels. In 2024, CMA CGM carried over 23 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers. Its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, one of the world's top five players, operates 1,000 warehouses and handled 15 million shipments in 2024. CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the Group's air freight division, will operate a fleet of 6 cargo aircraft by 2025.
CMA Media, France's 3rd largest private media group, includes RMC-BFM and several national and regional press titles (La Tribune Dimanche, La Tribune, La Provence and Corse Matin).
Committed to energy transition, the CMA CGM Group is aiming for Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
The CMA CGM Foundation provides humanitarian aid in crisis situations, and is committed to education for all and equal opportunities throughout the world. To date, the CMA CGM Foundation has transported 63,000 tons of humanitarian aid to 97 countries and supported over 550 educational projects.
