Internship - Economic Studies Analyst Intern

CMA CGM; Marseille; On-site; EUR 10,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

The CMA CGM Group offers an Economics Studies Analyst Intern position in Marseille. You will join the Finance Department for a 6-month internship starting January 2027, reporting to the Group Chief Economist.

You will monitor macroeconomic trends, analyze trade outlooks and scenarios, and conduct literature reviews to support strategic assessment of the group’s activities. Fluency in English is required; French is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 student in Economics.
• Strong Excel and database skills.
• Programming skills in Stata, R or Matlab are a plus.
• Fluent English; French is a plus.
• Rigorous, autonomous and with team spirit.

Responsibilities

• Macroeconomic monitoring and data analysis with concise presentations.
• Trade outlook and scenarios analyzing global trade dynamics.
• Literature reviews and research support on trade diversification.

Skills

Excel

Database skills

Education

Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 in Economics

Tools

Stata

R

MATLAB

Job description

Internship - Economic Studies Analyst Intern

Req ID: 589426 Posting Start Date: 21/10/2026 Marseille, FRA CMA CGM Finance Internship Full Time

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

As part of your studies, you are currently looking for an internship (Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 in Economics).

You will join the Finance Department and report to the Group Chief Economist. The team monitors the global environment (macroeconomic developments, international relations, the organization of global value chains, regulatory reforms and the competitive landscape) and assesses its impact on the Group’s activities.

You will help monitor the macroeconomic and sector environment, with a particular focus on the drivers of supply and demand. This internship will give you a unique view of how world trade is evolving, at the heart of a global shipping and logistics group.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Macroeconomic monitoring: You will help improve the tools used to monitor global macroeconomic trends and their impact on sector‑level dynamics. To do so, you will analyze internal and external data sources and prepare concise, high‑quality presentations.
• Trade outlook & scenarios: You will analyze the medium‑term transformation of the global trade system, paying particular attention to the effects of trade tensions. You will use public and proprietary datasets to build forward‑looking scenarios for trade flows across key sectors and regions.
• Research & literature reviews: You will carry out structured reviews of the relevant academic literature and support ongoing research on trade diversification strategies.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Education: Master’s 1 or Master’s 2 student with a focus on Economics.
• Technical skills:
  • Strong Excel and database skills
  • Programming skills (Stata, R or Matlab) are a clear plus
• Languages: Fluent English; French is a plus.
• Personal qualities: Rigorous, responsive and autonomous, with strong intellectual curiosity and a team spirit.

JOB ENVIRONMENT

• Location: Head Office – Marseille
• Duration: 6 months
• Internship start date: January 2027

Come along on CMA CGMs adventure !

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever‑changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It's a journey on which you rise.