CMA CGM Indian Ocean
CMA CGM Indian Ocean (legal entity CMA CGM Indian Ocean Lines) is a niche operator headquartered in Marseille, France. Founded in 2005, the line has spent 21 years building out its container service network and today operates a fleet of 12 vessels under the SCAC code CGIN. Total operated capacity stands near 16,000 TEU, placing the carrier among the recognised operators on its core trade lanes.
CMA CGM Indian Ocean is most active on the following corridors: Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Reunion. Through its membership of the Ocean Alliance, the carrier shares vessel capacity with CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen Marine, OOCL on East-West services. Direct customer contact is available via +33 4 88 91 90 00 or the carrier's web portal at cma-cgm.com.
CMA CGM Indian Ocean corridor coverage
CMA CGM Indian Ocean concentrates its services on Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Reunion. Customers on these lanes typically see weekly or twice-weekly sailings depending on season and trade balance. For a current sailing schedule, contact the carrier directly or consult its weekly schedule publication.
How to track a CMA CGM Indian Ocean container
Tracking a CMA CGM Indian Ocean container starts with confirming the prefix. Look at the container's left-hand corner casting plate or the painted code on the door — the four-letter ISO 6346 owner code is followed by six numeric digits and a single check digit. Blue Water Facts no longer publishes a per-carrier owner-prefix list (see /accuracy/ for why); confirm the operator via the carrier's own tracking portal or your bill of lading. Visit cma-cgm.com, navigate to the carrier's tracking or "track and trace" portal, and paste the full container number. The portal will return current vessel position, the next scheduled port call, the estimated time of arrival (ETA) and the most recent equipment events such as gate-in, loaded, discharged and gate-out.
If the carrier portal does not return a result, the most likely causes are: the container has not yet been gate-in at the origin terminal, the bill of lading number is in a different format (check whether the system expects an MBL versus an HBL), or the box is moving on a partner alliance vessel rather than a CMA CGM Indian Ocean hull. In the last case, the schedule data lives with the operating carrier, not the equipment owner. CMA CGM Indian Ocean's customer service can normally cross-reference the booking and route you to the correct alliance partner. Reach the carrier on +33 4 88 91 90 00 during European business hours.
Related ocean carriers
Operators most often compared with CMA CGM Indian Ocean on overlapping trade lanes:
- CMA CGM — Marseille, France, founded 1978. SCAC CMDU.
- COSCO Shipping — Shanghai, China, founded 1961. SCAC COSU.
- Evergreen Marine — Taoyuan, Taiwan, founded 1968. SCAC EGLV.
- OOCL — Hong Kong, founded 1969. SCAC OOLU.
- ANL — Melbourne, Australia, founded 1956. SCAC ANNU.
- Marfret — Marseille, France, founded 1953. SCAC MRFU.