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CMA CGM set to demand concessions from lenders

By Robert Wright

Published: September 29 2009 22:39 | Last updated: September 29 2009 22:39

The world’s third-largest container shipping line looks set to demand significant concessions from lenders, including Korea Eximbank, after it announced it had formed a committee of banks to restructure its debts.

The announcement makes France’s CMA CGM the largest container line so far to launch an emergency restructuring in the face of the sector’s worst downturn, which has seen both transport volumes and rates per container plunge.

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