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However, the group’s corporate website, cmacgm-group.com, was working and carried a message on its homepage.
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Comment on this article
Mike
September 28, 2020 at 1:51 pmNo its not business as usual at all … website down, rate requests unanswered, no idea as to whether I can book by e-mail while website is down …. actually, maybe it is business as usual …..
Tom
September 28, 2020 at 2:29 pmMaybe they can use their Felixstowe surcharge to improve their IT defences.
Anony Mouse
September 28, 2020 at 6:22 pm5 eur per teu Low Tech Surcharge will be collected on all global trades starting q4.
Flosten
September 28, 2020 at 5:32 pmNot sure if true, but I heard they were hit with ransomware just like Maersk was, and it was not DDOS.
Anony Mouse
September 28, 2020 at 6:21 pmIf biz as usual why are they incapable of releasing BLs, quoting rates, etc. PR nonsense.
Kwaku Duah-Anane
September 29, 2020 at 9:32 amThe increase in technology has it’s negative side effects and it is about time measures are put in place stamp down the tide.
Carl Aspital
October 04, 2020 at 10:22 amGood morning
Despite CMA CGM failure to protect their own IT systems adequately they are charging rent demurrage and lolo on deliveries they failed to make. Our customers will not believe us when we tell them!
This needs press attention and publicity
Thank you
Carl.