CMA CGM SA reported a second-quarter jump in cargo volumes and signaled freight rates have probably peaked for now despite bottlenecks at Mediterranean ports.

Companies transporting goods from Asia face costs of as much $10,000 for an urgent full-size shipping container over the next month — about double current spot rates.

CMA CGM SA posted its first quarterly loss in four years as the shipping industry struggles with the conflict in the Red Sea and the specter of overcapacity.

French shipping giant CMA CGM SA agreed to buy U.K. logistics company Wincanton Plc, part of the billionaire Saade family’s buying spree to diversify its transport operations.

Europe’s biggest container lines want to phase out ships powered only by fossil fuels, they say in a proposal jointly made by Mediterranean Shipping Co., Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd.

Maritime transport giant CMA CGM SA has entered exclusive talks to buy Bolloré SE’s logistics arm for an enterprise value of 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion).

CMA CGM SA CEO Rodolphe Saade said the world’s third-largest container line has reached new supply deals in China and an investment in a French online media company.

French shipping giant CMA CGM SA warned of a steep drop in demand so far this year, extending a slump that led to a more than halving of quarterly profit.

The CMA CGM Group announced that Peter Levesque is taking over leadership of its North American operations from Ed Aldridge, who is retiring.

French container line giant CMA CGM SA is seeing an across-the-board drop in shipping rates and a loosening of logistics bottlenecks in some regions as demand softens.