The Wall Street Journal cited a source familiar with the situation as saying talks were taking place.

The move would be part of its strategy to control short-sea operators feeding in to its international business.

A deal could be sealed this week, the report said.

A spokesperson for CMA CGM told TradeWinds it was not commenting on the rumours. OPDR had yet to respond to TradeWinds’ request for comment on Monday afternoon.

OPDR,