& In 1978, the CMA had one shipping line between Beirut Latakia Marseille and Livorno.  /p>

�One ship.  Four employees who work side by side with Jacques Saade. /p>

1980& /strong>
CCMA French Colours/strong>&  The first CMA vessel in Ville-d'Orient is bought in full ownership.  He joined another ship Ville du Levant responsible for providing a direct service from Beirut to New York.  Two years later, the CMA sets its sights on the north by gradually opening maritime agencies in England, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany./p>

1980& /strong>
�Innovative spirit/strong>
In Marseille, the pioneers of 1978 increased from 5 to 65. The war in Lebanon prevents the CMA fleet from making its usual ship calls in Beirut.  To fulfill their obligations to customers, ships transfer their goods in Cyprus on small vessels which are then unloaded to secondary Lebanese ports.  The concept of a relay to a transshipment port is being born./p>

1981& /strong>
�The forerunner of multimodal services in the maritime industry/strong>
In addition to sea transportation, CMA decides to deliver goods directly to the final destination, thereby creating its multimodal service.  This opens up the opportunity to be active in the Short and Middle East./p>

1983& /strong>
�Passing through the Suez Canal/strong>
The CMA continues to expand its lines and passes through the Suez Canal for the first time./p>

1986