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CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge

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Key takeaways

  • French shipping giant CMA CGM more than tripled its third-quarter net profit as higher container freight rates and strong cargo volumes boosted earnings amid ongoing disruptions to global shipping routes...
  • Exposed: BWET, IYT, ZIM, MATX, DAC
  • Market reaction: BWET +5.3% on the day (still updating); IYT +0.3% on the day (still updating); MATX −1.7% on the day (still updating)

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CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge

French shipping giant CMA CGM more than tripled its third-quarter net profit as higher container freight rates and strong cargo volumes boosted earnings amid ongoing disruptions to global shipping routes...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • EWQ iShares MSCI France ETF-0.5% 6d

    iShares MSCI France ETF holds stocks listed in France, which this story is about (“french”).

  • BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF

    SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in France

  • EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d

    iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes France

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.8% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-3.2% 13d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby-7.3% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWET+16.99%-9.44%base+5.27%after closeafter closeafter close
IYT-3.11%+0.31%base+0.28%after closeafter closeafter close
EWQNo price data for this ticker———————
BWXNo price data for this ticker———————
EFANo price data for this ticker———————
ZIM-4.43%-3.95%base-0.05%after closeafter closeafter close
MATX-0.66%-2.89%base-1.66%after closeafter closeafter close
KEX-5.74%-3.31%base+0.47%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge gCaptain

Source: gCaptain

The price since 13 Nov 2026: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)that day+5.27%still updating
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)three days earlier-9.44%final price
Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)five days earlier+16.99%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)that day+0.28%still updating
Ishares Tr (IYT)three days earlier+0.31%final price
Ishares Tr (IYT)five days earlier-3.11%final price
Kirby (KEX)that day+0.47%still updating
Kirby (KEX)three days earlier-3.31%final price
Kirby (KEX)five days earlier-5.74%final price
Matson (MATX)that day-1.66%still updating
Matson (MATX)three days earlier-2.89%final price
Matson (MATX)five days earlier-0.66%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)that day-0.05%still updating
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier-3.95%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier-4.43%final price

Members of Congress who traded Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) near this story

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Who gains and who loses around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

Companies carried with this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    In “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Nov 2026 story “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    In “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge,” ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Nov 2026 story “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge.” Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • DAC Danaos

    In “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge,” Danaos (DAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

  • KEX Kirby

    In “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge,” Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the shipping link

The 13 Nov 2026 story “CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge” names Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) because of Shipping.

What ties Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) to the headline is this: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Ishares Tr (IYT) is here too. Its reason reads: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “freight” (container shipping) in this story

Dates and price levels for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. ZIM traded between 28.73 and 30.98 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.73.

How strong the case is around Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

46 out of 100Price not final

“CMA CGM Net Profit More Than Triples to $2.32 Billion as Freight Rates Surge” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.