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MSC SAO PAULO V

IMO: 9147071
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 26,505 t
Flag (estimated): Liberia
Port of registry: Monrovia
Technical efficiency: EEXI 12.44 g CO₂/t·nm
Former names: MSC SAO PAULO

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED · part of MSC Group

Report year

2019 at a glance

From the 2019 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 29,634 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

182

Container median 174 kg/nm (+5%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

19.3

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 18.9 (+2%)

Average speed

14.0 kn

Container median 13.7 kn (+2%)

Fuel per day at sea

61.2 t/day

Fuel consumed

15,637 t

CO₂ emitted

48,976 t

Distance sailed

85,722 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

6,133 h

256 days, 70% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2025

Set against all 2,208 container ships with a full-year 2025 report. Bigger ships burn more per mile but less per tonne of cargo, so read fuel per mile with the ship's size in mind.

Fuel kg/nmThis ship 164 kg/nm · median 177 (−8%)

78.8Ranks 1,018 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 12.1 kn · median 13.3 (−9%)

9.1Faster than 31% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 19.5 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (+19%)

7.22Ranks 1,316 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2019

THETIS splits each ship's CO₂ by voyage type. The split sets how much falls under the EU ETS: all of it within the EU and at berth, half of it on voyages into or out of the EU.

Between EU ports76%
From the EU7%
Into the EU13%
At berth in the EU4%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,768 t

3.6% of the ship's CO₂, alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

–

Mainly from LNG; small for oil, biofuel and methanol

CO₂eq uplift

–

CO₂eq on top of CO₂ alone, from CH₄ and N₂O

Over the years

Full-year reports only. The Container median is the middle ship of all container ships reporting that year; it moves with the fleet, so a ship can gain on it without changing itself.

Fuel kg/nm

MSC SAO PAULO V
Container median

120.0140.0160.0180.0200.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Average speed, kn

MSC SAO PAULO V
Container median

12.013.014.015.016.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

CO₂ per transport work (cargo), g CO₂/t·nm

MSC SAO PAULO V
Container median

16.018.020.022.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2024→2025	−0.5 kn	+24%	+19%	+230%	+7%	0.5 kn slower, fuel per mile up 24%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	+0.1 kn	−12%	−11%	−69%	−11%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 12%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2022→2023	−1.2 kn	−18%	−26%	−51%	+10%	1.2 kn slower, fuel per mile down 18%; in line with the speed change.
2021→2022	−1.4 kn	+6%	−4%	−1%	−4%	1.4 kn slower, fuel per mile up 6%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	−0.3 kn	−7%	−9%	−29%	−3%	0.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 7%; in line with the speed change.
2019→2020	+1.4 kn	+2%	+13%	+15%	+3%	1.4 kn faster, fuel per mile up 2%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2018→2019	+0.5 kn	−1%	+2%	+160%	+1%	0.5 kn faster, fuel per mile flat; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).

Fuel per mile rises roughly with the square of speed for a given ship, so a change in speed explains much of a change in fuel per mile.

Every reporting year

One row per THETIS-MRV report. A ship that changed operator during a year has a part-year report for each.

Operation

Year	ISM company	Fuel t	CO₂ t	Distance nm	Hours at seah	Average speedknots at sea	Fuel kg/nmthis ship	CO₂ per transport work (cargo)g/t·nm, this ship	Laden fuel
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	5,641	17,786	34,501	2,855	12.1	164	19.5	–
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	1,378	4,324	10,455	831	12.6	132	18.2	–
2023	not published	5,097	16,067	34,168	2,740	12.5	149	20.4	–
2022	not published	12,633	39,937	69,047	5,033	13.7	183	18.4	–
2021	not published	12,101	38,206	70,050	4,627	15.1	173	19.1	–
2020	not published	18,398	58,036	98,546	6,385	15.4	187	19.8	–
2019	not published	15,637	48,976	85,722	6,133	14.0	182	19.3	–
2018	not published	6,103	19,155	32,986	2,437	13.5	185	19.0	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	19.5	16.3	+19%	1,316 of 2,208	DNV	B+C
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	18.2	17.5	+4%	1,017 of 1,974	DNV	B+C
2023	not published	20.4	19.4	+5%	1,006 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	18.4	19.1	−4%	881 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	19.1	17.9	+7%	946 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	19.8	17.6	+13%	1,015 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	19.3	18.9	+2%	924 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	19.0	20.2	−6%	784 of 1,705	DNV	C

Fuel per mile and CO₂ per tonne-mile are the ship's own reported KPIs. Container ships are benchmarked on CO₂ per transport work (cargo) (TW), in g CO₂/t·nm. CO₂eq adds methane and nitrous oxide and is in the public files from 2024. Rank counts from the lowest figure among that year's container ships. Methods: A delivery notes, B tank monitoring, C flow meters, D direct measurement. FuelEU GHG intensity is not shown: it needs fuel types, which the public file does not carry. Operators are named only from 2024, the first year the public files carry them; earlier years belong to the ship, not to any company.