Infrastructure and transport consultant CPCS acquires MILLE407, a fast-growing global ports and maritime advisory firm
Acquisition of France-based MILLE407 (1407) reinforces CPCS’s position as a global management consultant in transport and trade-enabling infrastructure advisory for governments and industry. With this added capability, CPCS can deliver integrated, commercially sound solutions for smarter, greener, and more efficient systems that move people and goods.
Acquisition in brief
- Augments depth, expertise, and capabilities in ports and maritime advisory.
- Brings CEO-level experience in port and maritime operations, management, and digital transformation to CPCS.
- Adds new foothold in France, continental Europe, and markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Global ports and maritime advisor
CPCS, a leading infrastructure management consultant working on some of the largest projects and initiatives in rail, transit, freight, ports, maritime, and trade-enabling infrastructure across the globe, announces it’s acquiring 1407, a France-based port and maritime management consultancy.
Governments, port authorities, terminal operating companies, shipping lines, logistics operators, maritime stakeholders, and investors now have 1407 additional reasons to count on CPCS for industry-tested solutions delivered by specialists who understand the challenges and opportunities in the port and maritime sectors. Our unified organization will help public and private clients overcome challenges and seize opportunities for greener, smarter, resilient, and profitable trade-enabling infrastructure.
Integrating 1407 leadership
1407 Founder and President Matthieu Desiderio, and CEO Mathew Paul, are integrating the CPCS Group. They join as Global Practice Leads for Port and Maritime Advisory, while also serving as Vice Presidents overseeing multimodal transportation activities across Continental Europe and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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CPCS Co-Chief Executive Officer, Marc-André Roy:
“1407 brings depth and real-world industry experience. They know the ports space inside and out. This acquisition fits perfectly with our global work in transportation, rail, major projects, freight, logistics, and trade corridors. Together, we’ll help clients run greener, smarter, resilient and more profitable ports and maritime operations.”
CPCS Co-Chief Executive Officer, Jean-François Arsenault:
“Complex projects are by nature interconnected. Logistics and supply chains do not rely on a single mode. The acquisition of 1407 reinforces CPCS’s position as an end-to-end strategic transportation advisor. The additional practical and strategic experience of 1407 in the port and maritime sector will complement our group’s strong freight rail expertise, thus bridging the ‘interface gap’ often faced in complex projects and initiatives.
1407 President and Founder, Matthieu Desiderio:
“I founded 1407 to bring hands-on, operational expertise to port authorities, terminal operators, and maritime and inland waterway stakeholders. By joining CPCS, we are expanding both sides of the equation — enhancing CPCS’s capabilities in our core activities while opening our networks to CPCS’s full spectrum of services. Anchored in France and Spain, we can now deploy the complete CPCS offering across the European Union and MENA region, delivering a wider, more integrated chain of solutions to our clients. This is about growth, execution, impact, and we are ready to move fast.”
1407 Chief Executive Officer, Mathew Paul:
“By joining CPCS, we significantly expand our ability to help a broader range of clients improve operations across ports and maritime, but also across the full spectrum of transportation sectors. Our clients benefit from deep, hard-won expertise rooted in our core industry, now amplified by CPCS’s reach. Together, we support operators in accelerating digital transformation and operational performance. Ports keep global trade moving, so modernizing them is essential to economic competitiveness. That conviction underpins the contribution we bring across all CPCS activities.”
About 1407
Founded in 2016, 1407 is a specialist advisory firm dedicated to ports, terminals, and multimodal logistics systems. The firm supports port authorities, operators, and investors in tackling complex challenges at the intersection of governance, operations, and transformation where strategy must translate into execution.
1407 has delivered assignments across Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, advising major ports and logistics hubs on operational performance, smart port development, and trade-enabling infrastructure. With a strong track record in port modernization and multimodal planning, the firm is recognized for its ability to combine field-level operational insight with strategic clarity.
Its client base spans public authorities, infrastructure investors, terminal operators, shipping lines, and logistics players — positioning 1407 as a trusted partner for decision-makers shaping the future of global port and transport systems.
About CPCS
CPCS is a global management consulting firm specializing in major projects, transportation, energy, and infrastructure. We provide end-to-end advisory services, including analytical, strategy, technical, commercial, legal, transaction, regulatory, economics, policy, finance, and governance. With offices in Africa, Canada, Europe, and the United States, CPCS supports infrastructure development and economic growth.
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