CMA CGM is implementing emergency measures to deal with the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut.
The French liner operator said its headquarters in the capital of Lebanon, located a few hundred metres from the site of the explosion, was severely damaged by the explosion.
The company is conducting a thorough health-and-safety assessment of its 261 staff members based there.
"At this stage, the preliminary toll shows two seriously injured and many minor injuries," CMA CGM said.
"One member of our staff at the port is currently missing. We are doing our utmost to locate him, in collaboration with local authorities."
Boxship undamaged
The company confirmed that one of its larger containerships had been operating in the area at the time of the explosion.
The 11,388-teu CMA CGM Lyra (built 2011) was located 1.5 km from the site of the explosion.
None of its crew members was injured and the vessel was not damaged, the company said.
Marseille-based CMA CGM said it had offered the Lebanese and French governments logistics and maritime assistance in order to respond to the emergency.
An operational organisation has been put in place to establish a logistics hub in Tripoli.
The company added that all ships would be diverted to Tripoli or other terminals in the region until further notice.
CMA CGM has organised three recovery sites to maintain business continuity, of which two are in Beirut and one in Tripoli.
Devastating
CMA CGM has close links with Lebanon, where company founder Jacques Saade and his son, Rodolphe, were born.
Hours after the explosion, chairman and chief executive Rodolphe Saade took to Twitter to express solidarity with the country.
"We are very moved by the devastating images of Beirut and its port," Saade said.
"In this new ordeal for Lebanon, we are wholeheartedly with all our staff members and the Lebanese people. We will be by your side."
