Internship - Project Manager - Emissions Reduction and Use of Renewable Maritime Energy

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.

YOUR ROLE

You will monitor the operational performance of the vessels currently chartered by the fleet, with a particular focus on their energy efficiency and compliance with regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 
In collaboration with shipowners, commercial lines and operational teams within the department and the group, you will play an active role in monitoring European environmental regulations that promote energy savings and the use of carbon-free energy in maritime activities.  

Your mission will contribute effectively to achieving the ambitious goals of the UN, the EU and the CMA CGM group, which is to reduce the carbon footprint of shipping to Net Zero by 2050.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?

• Monitor and analyse the regulatory performance of the chartered fleet (330 vessels), with a particular focus on their activities within the European scope (EU MRV – FUEL EU and EU ETS).
• Investigate CO2 emissions and the compliance balance of vessels entering the fleet, as well as those already present, and make projections for the entire calendar year.
• Compare the regulatory performance of vessels with the predictions established by the group.
• Identify areas for improvement in the decarbonisation of the energy used by ships and the adaptation of the group's compliance strategy.  
• Contribute to compiling the performance and compliance status of ships with environmental regulations, for the attention of shipowners and department teams. 

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR ?

• You are currently enrolled in your final year of engineering school in the naval or maritime field and have a solid knowledge of commercial vessels.
• You are fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• You have a good knowledge of mathematics and are comfortable with analysing figures and data. You have an appetite for data and are proficient in Excel (data management, creating graphs, etc.).
• You have knowledge of and a strong interest in environmental issues related to global warming, particularly in terms of helping to reduce the carbon footprint of the shipping industry.
• You have knowledge of Excel, VBA, Python and other languages, which you will use to operate and develop analysis, monitoring and reporting tools.
• Your curiosity, initiative, independence and responsiveness will enable you to adapt easily to your tasks and this supportive team.

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