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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.

Viking Line is a public limited company and a market-leading brand in passenger traffic on the northern Baltic Sea. It offers passenger services, recreation and cargo carrier services on the vessels Viking Glory, Gabriella, Viking Cinderella, Viking XPRS and Viking Grace. www.vikingline.com

Since 1971, Société des traversiers du Québec (STQ) has played an important role by providing safe, efficient and dependable ferry services across Quebec for residents and visitors alike. As people's needs have changed over the years, so have the services provided by STQ. Its mandate is to: - Improve access to isolated regions - Connect segments of major highways - Provide inter-regional ferry services to help decongest some major highways - Connect urban public transit systems Today, STQ is at the helm of a large network of 13 maritime services that extends all the way from Montreal to the Lower North Shore and the Magdalen Islands in eastern Quebec. Nine of these routes are operated directly by STQ. Thanks to some 600 employees who work day in, day out to provide quality service, every year STQ offers more than 112,000 crossings and transports more than 5.2 million passengers and 2.1 million vehicles. STQ works closely with Quebec's ministry of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification in all matters regarding maritime passenger transportation and port facilities maintenance. It is frequently called upon to share its expertise in consultations involving multiple regional stakeholders.