What makes CMA CGM pay close to triple price for a port it sold only four years ago?

The container lines' pursuit of port and logistics assets reached a new high on Wednesday this week when CMA CGM paid up to three times the price for a port it sold in 2017. There are several reasons for this, and there are likely more deals in store at elevated prices, says analyst.
Photo: PR / CMA CGM
Photo: PR / CMA CGM

Only four years after selling Fenix Marine Services to the capital fund EQT for USD 820 million, CMA CGM has put a billion dollar offer on the table to buy the American terminal back.

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