Maritime Innovation Project Expert

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

ROLE

You are responsible for Operational Innovation aimed at improving our vessels’ maritime routes, particularly regarding marine weather and oceanographic topics.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

• Continue developing domain expertise in meteorological and oceanographic sciences to support forecasting and analysis needs.
• Develop a Meteo-Oceanography training module for seafarers and operations managers.
• Further improve ocean current models in cooperation with the scientific community through projects such as those conducted with European Space Agency (ESA), EUMETSAT, Actimar, etc.
• Participate in the Conseil Supérieur de la Météorologie and with Météo-France as VP Operations.
• Develop the TIDE AND SURGE module, including the deployment of a ship-shore group tool providing tide information for all ports worldwide.
• Identify and integrate the best available climate datasets, including emerging phenomena linked to climate change, and conduct risk analysis for long-term forecasts affecting the Group’s marine activities.
• Launch a PhD research project with Météo-France focusing on ship routing risk criteria based on vessel motion measurements and vessel responses, mainly caused by waves.
• Maintain and strengthen the partnership with ABB and promote the decision-support and real-time parametric roll detection tool externally. This includes managing contractual aspects, validation testing, onboard deployment, and crew training.
• Participate as a permanent member of the “CMA CGM – ABB Parametric Roll Solution” strategic committee.
• Develop a Risk Index assessing vessel susceptibility based on responses to different sea states and loading conditions, using data mining and artificial intelligence, leveraging historical ABB Octopus data.
• Coordinate with CMAShip the monitoring of various ABB / Octopus onboard contracts as Business Owner for operational matters (CMAShip acting as IT Business Owner).
• Drive and increase operational savings through new methods based on confidence indices, improved communication, and more ergonomic digital interfaces.
• Improve energy efficiency and emissions reduction on every voyage by transforming high-frequency vessel data into operational actions for future voyages.
• Maximize operational benefits through the use of high-frequency SmartShip / Génésis data.
• Develop a routing module for LNG vessels that accounts for BOG (Boil-Off Gas) effects.
• Identify and propose PhD research topics that will significantly contribute to innovation and optimization of nautical and port operations for vessels operated by the Group.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• Strong expertise in meteorological and oceanographic sciences
• Maritime experience at command level
• Skills in data mining and artificial intelligence
• Ability to design and deliver training modules
• Experience in scientific and technical project management
• Expertise in operations optimization and energy efficiency

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !