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CEVA Logistics - updating intro, history timeline, facts and figures and references
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Introduction

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CEVA Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain company that operates both freight management and contract logistics.

It was purchased by the CMA CGM group in 2019. Since this purchase, CMA CGM has acquired other logistics and transportation companies to merge with and develop CEVA Logistics, such as Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services and GEFCO.

In 2022, CEVA Logistics was in more than 170 countries, employed 110,000 people at 1,300 sites, and managed 10.3 million square meters across 900 warehouses. CEVA Logistics has a pro forma 2022 revenue of US$18.7 billion.

History

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1.Origins

1946

Ken Thomas founded Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT) in Australia with a single truck. Over the next 50 years, TNT gained a worldwide reputation, particularly in contract logistics.

1984

EGL was created in Houston, Texas, and within 15 years, had become a global force in cargo management, with a presence in more than 100 countries.

1996

TNT was acquired by the Dutch company KPN and was divided into three divisions: Logistics, Express, and Post.

2006

TNT sold its logistics division to Apollo Global management.

2007

TNT Logistics was merged with EGL Eagle Global Logistics, and the new company was named CEVA Logistics (1).

2014

Since 2014, CEVA Logistics has undergone various business transformations until its IPO in 2018.

2018

CEVA Logistics was listed on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange (2)

2019

August

Acquisition by CMA CGM, a global shipping group, to form a strategic partnership to offer end-to-end solutions to their partners. CEVA Logistics became a fully-owned subsidiary of CMA CGM (3).

July

CEVA Logistics unveiled its new logo and brand identity.

October

CMA CGM’s cargo management activities (including CClog, LCL Logistix, ANL Log) and USL cargo services (CClog) fell under the aegis of CEVA. CEVA is delisted from the SIX Swiss Exchange.

November

Inauguration of CEVA Logistics new headquarters in Marseille (4).

2020

January

Mathieu Friedberg was appointed CEO of CEVA Logistics.

June

CEVA Logistics acquires AMI Worldwide, a reference logistics solutions provider in Africa, offering mainly connections with India, the Middle East, and China.

2021

June

Gartner positions CEVA Logistics in the Leaders corner of the 2021 Magic Quadrant Third-Party Logistics Worldwide.

2022

April

CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of most of the Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS) business and leading last mile provider Colis Privé.

July

CEVA Logistics has completed the acquisition of GEFCO and continues Africa expansion with the Spedag Interfreight acquisition.

2. Purchase by CMA CGM and developments

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In March 2019, CEVA Logistics was acquired by the French group CMA CGM (3), the world's third-largest container transportation and shipping company, to complete its service range with activities in logistics.

Since then, CMA CGM has purchased other logistics and transportation companies to merge them with CEVA Logistics: on December 8th, 2021, it confirmed the acquisition of Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services (5), a US-based specialist in contract logistics and e-commerce.

In 2022, CMA CGM bought Colis Privé (6) to strengthen CEVA Logistics in last-mile kilometer delivery and GEFCO (7 and 8), a European leader in the automotive logistics market.

3. Activities

CEVA Logistics operates in the following areas: air freight, ocean freight, ground freight, and contract logistics.

It's clients come from various sectors, including automotive, healthcare, consumer & retail, eCommerce, technology, energy, trade show logistics, and industrial & aerospace.

4. Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari

In  2022, CEVA Logistics announced the partnership with Ferrari as the official logistics partner (9), providing logistics support services for the Scuderia Ferrari cars and equipment for Grand Prix events, GT racing series, and other Ferrari Challenge events.

5. Key figures

·      Number of employees – (where you read 98,000 replace by) 110,000

·      Number of locations – (where you read  800 replace by) 1,300

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·      Revenue – US$18.7B (pro forma)

·      Managed 10.3 million square meters across 900 warehouses

·      Handled 522,000 tons of air freight

·      Shipped 1,250,000 TEUs of ocean freight

·      Managed 22,500,000 shipments of ground freight via trucking and rail solutions

·      Transported 3,700,000 finished vehicles

More References

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1. Les Echos

https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/services-conseils/avec-ceva-cma-cgm-se-renforce-dans-la-logistique-terrestre-143047

2. SIX

https://www.six-group.com/en/products-services/the-swiss-stock-exchange/market-data/shares/ipo-history/2018/CH0413237394.html

3. La Provence

https://www.laprovence.com/article/edition-marseille/5451294/cma-cgm-boucle-le-rachat-de-ceva-et-change-de-taille.html

4. The Maritime Executive

https://maritime-executive.com/article/ceva-logistics-opens-new-headquarters-in-marseille

5. Capital

https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/larmateur-cma-cgm-va-devenir-un-acteur-cle-de-le-commerce-grace-a-une-grosse-acquisition-1422350

6. Usine Nouvelle

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/cma-cgm-rachete-colis-prive-pour-accelerer-dans-le-e-commerce.N1779492

7. Le Monde

https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2022/04/01/cma-cgm-en-passe-de-racheter-le-logisticien-gefco_6120189_3234.html

8. Les Echos

https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/tourisme-transport/logistique-cma-cgm-officialise-le-rachat-de-gefco-1399414

9. Usine Nouvelle

https://www.usinenouvelle.com/article/communique-cma-cgm-partenariat-entre-sa-filiale-ceva-logistics-et-l-equipe-de-formule-1-de-ferrari.N1782617

10. Logistics Management

https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/top_25_freight_forwarders_challenges_beget_opportunities

https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/cma_cgm_group_is_set_to_acquire_most_of_ingram_micros_cls_contract_logistic

11. Freightwaves

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/apollo-management-to-buy-tnt-logistics

12. AJOTA

https://www.ajot.com/news/tnt-to-sell-logistics-division-to-apollo-management-l.p

13. Logistics Online

https://www.logisticsonline.com/doc/ceva-announces-completion-of-merger-with-egl-0001

14. Fleetowner

https://www.fleetowner.com/operations/article/21675133/logistics-giants-merge

15. Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ceva-logistics-m-a-cmacgm-idUSKCN1PM0FZ

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/french-shipping-firm-cma-cgm-buys-part-ingram-micro-3-bln-deal-2021-12-08/

https://www.reuters.com/business/cma-cgm-preliminary-deal-buy-majority-stake-delivery-firm-colis-prive-2022-01-31/

https://www.reuters.com/business/cma-cgm-buys-auto-logistics-firm-gefco-russias-rzd-stellantis-exit-2022-04-08/

16. Supply Chain Dive

https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/CMA-CGM-public-tender-offer-CEVA/548355/

17. Global Trailer

https://www.globaltrailermag.com/2022/04/11/cma-cgm-acquires-last-mile-provider/

18. AirCargoNews

https://www.aircargonews.net/freight-forwarder/cma-cgm-acquires-gefco-after-russias-rzd-sells-its-stake/

19. Automotive Logistics

https://www.automotivelogistics.media/oems/ferrari-chooses-ceva-logistics-for-global-racing-programmes/42713.article

AnaIsabelSilvaWiki (talk) 12:53, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

Update
Hi, Ceva Logistics contacted me to offer payment in exchange for updating the Wikipedia page of CEVA Logistics, strictly adhering to the best practices defined by the encyclopedia. I have endeavored to maintain a neutral point of view and substantiate all information provided. If there are any problematic elements, I am available here or on my talk page for discussion. Best regards. NDrbs (talk) 08:26, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Request to add
Ceva Logistics contacted me (paid contribution) due to the lack of consideration of the suggested page modifications. I explained that indeed, these suggestions did not meet Wikipedia's expectations. Therefore, I am proposing the following modifications that adhere to the expectations in both form and content.

The current version of the page lacks structure. Many secondary sources are missing to support the claims. Some numbers in the infobox are not up to date. Here are the modifications I believe are relevant to make. Given my conflict of interest, I am therefore requesting the intervention of a third party if these modifications seem justified to you.

@CNMall41 I welcome your review, if you have time.

'''MY PROPOSAL '''

CEVA Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain company that operates both freight management and contract logistics.

It was purchased by the CMA CGM group in 2019. Since this purchase, CMA CGM has acquired other logistics and transportation companies to merge with and develop CEVA Logistics, such as Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services and GEFCO.

In 2022, CEVA Logistics was in more than 170 countries, employed 110,000 people at 1,300 sites, and managed 10.3 million square meters across 900 warehouses. CEVA Logistics has a pro forma 2022 revenue of US$18.7 billion.

Origins
Ceva Logistics was founded in 2007, as a merger of TNT Logistics and EGL Eagle Global Logistics.

Ken Thomas founded Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT) in Australia in 1946, with a single truck. Over the next 50 years, TNT gained a worldwide reputation, particularly in contract logistics.

EGL was created in 1984 in Houston, Texas, and within 15 years, had become a global force in cargo management.

Development and acquisitions
Since 2014, CEVA Logistics underwent various business transformations before its IPO in 2018.

In 2018, CEVA Logistics was listed on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange.

In March 2019, CEVA Logistics was acquired by the French group CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container transportation and shipping company, to complete its service range with activities in logistics. CEVA’s headquarters moved from Switzerland to Marseille, France.

In 2020, Mathieu Friedberg was appointed CEO of CEVA Logistics. The company acquired AMI Worldwide, a logistics solutions provider in Africa, offering connections with India, the Middle East, and China.

Gartner positions CEVA Logistics in the Leaders corner of the 2021 Magic Quadrant Third-Party Logistics Worldwide.

In 2022, CEVA Logistics finalized the acquisition of the Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS), Colis Privé , GEFCO and Spedag Interfreight.

Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari
In 2022, CEVA Logistics announced a partnership with Ferrari as its official logistics partner, providing logistics support services for the Scuderia Ferrari cars and equipment for Grand Prix events, GT racing series, and other Ferrari Challenge events. CEVA Logistics renewed the Ferrari partnership in 2023 and again in 2024.

Activities
CEVA Logistics operates in the following areas: air freight, ocean freight, ground freight, finished vehicle logistics and contract logistics.

Its clients come from various sectors, including; automotive, healthcare , consumer & retail, eCommerce , technology, energy , trade show logistics, and industrial & aerospace.

Request to add: New version
@HighKing Thank you for your vigilance! You are right, some sources confirming the notability were overlooked. Here is a new version including these important references and better retaining certain passages from the original page. Do you think it is possible to upload this new version online? (I won't do it myself due to the conflict of interest, as suggested by @CNMall41.)
 * , so long as it is approved on the Talk page, you can upload it yourself. I'm happy for you to upload this version - maybe wait to see if has any further comments first.  HighKing++ 16:11, 4 March 2024 (UTC)


 * @HighKing Thank you very much for this feedback. I will wait for 7 days, and if there are no objections, I will proceed to upload it myself. Best, NDrbs (talk) 16:51, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * ,, give me a day or so and I will look closer at everything. As long as its NPOV and the content is verifiable there shouldn't be an issue. I will go ahead and incorporate. --CNMall41 (talk) 18:16, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * This was actually better than most written COI requests. I started to copy over line by line but found it easier to copy everything and then back out anything I felt didn't belong. Have a look at the edit comments and let me know if you have any questions. The one edit that could likely be added back was the unsourced sentence cut from the lead which is not cited in the body. --CNMall41 (talk) 19:22, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
 * @CNMall41 @HighKing Thank you both very much for your responsiveness and expertise. It looks great to me this way. Best, NDrbs (talk) 20:18, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

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CEVA Logistics is a global logistics and supply chain company that operates both freight management and contract logistics.

It was purchased by the CMA CGM group in 2019. Since this purchase, CMA CGM has acquired other logistics and transportation companies to merge with and develop CEVA Logistics, such as Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services and GEFCO.

In 2022, CEVA Logistics was in more than 170 countries, employed 110,000 people at 1,300 sites, and managed 10.3 million square meters across 900 warehouses. CEVA Logistics has a pro forma 2022 revenue of US$18.7 billion.

Origins
Ceva Logistics was founded in 2007, as a merger of TNT Logistics and EGL Eagle Global Logistics. After the merger, CEVA Logistics became the 4th largest global third party logistic (3PL) company.

Ken Thomas founded Thomas Nationwide Transport (TNT) in Australia in 1946, with a single truck. Over the next 50 years, TNT gained a worldwide reputation, particularly in contract logistics.

EGL was created in 1984 in Houston, Texas, and within 15 years, had become a global force in cargo management.

Development and acquisitions
Since 2014, CEVA Logistics underwent various business transformations before its IPO in 2018.

In 2016, 3PL revenues in China amounted to US$166.7 billion. Research firm Technavio positioned Ceva Logistics as the 4th largest firm with gross revenues of US$1.2 billion, net revenues of US$706 million and 1% of total market share.

In 2018, CEVA Logistics was listed on the SIX Swiss Stock Exchange. The company acquired also Spedimacc, a logistics firm specialising in the transport of fragile and valuable goods and helped Ceva Logistics reach 20% of the Italian market.

In March 2019, CEVA Logistics was acquired by the French group CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container transportation and shipping company, to complete its service range with activities in logistics. CEVA’s headquarters moved from Switzerland to Marseille, France.

In 2020, Mathieu Friedberg was appointed CEO of CEVA Logistics. The company acquired AMI Worldwide, a logistics solutions provider in Africa, offering connections with India, the Middle East, and China.

Gartner positions CEVA Logistics in the Leaders corner of the 2021 Magic Quadrant Third-Party Logistics Worldwide.

In 2021, CEVA had 98,000 employees working in 6 regions operating from 160 countries.

In 2022, CEVA Logistics finalized the acquisition of the Ingram Micro Commerce & Lifecycle Services (CLS), Colis Privé , GEFCO and Spedag Interfreight.

Partnership with Scuderia Ferrari
In 2022, CEVA Logistics announced a partnership with Ferrari as its official logistics partner, providing logistics support services for the Scuderia Ferrari cars and equipment for Grand Prix events, GT racing series, and other Ferrari Challenge events. CEVA Logistics renewed the Ferrari partnership in 2023 and again in 2024.

Activities
CEVA Logistics operates in the following areas: air freight, ocean freight, ground freight, finished vehicle logistics and contract logistics.

Its clients come from various sectors, including; automotive, healthcare , consumer & retail, eCommerce , technology, energy , trade show logistics, and industrial & aerospace.