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MSC MELISSA

IMO: 9226918
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 52,163 t
Flag (estimated): Panama
Port of registry: Panama
Technical efficiency: EEXI 11.53 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2024: MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL · part of MSC Group

Report year

2021 at a glance

From the 2021 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 45,351 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

224

Container median 186 kg/nm (+20%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

15.6

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.9 (−13%)

Average speed

15.9 kn

Container median 14.1 kn (+13%)

Fuel per day at sea

85.3 t/day

Fuel consumed

16,721 t

CO₂ emitted

52,740 t

Distance sailed

74,786 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

4,704 h

196 days, 54% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2024

Set against all 1,974 container ships with a full-year 2024 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 232 kg/nm · median 167 (+39%)

78.9Ranks 1,348 of 1,974, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 11.8 kn · median 13.5 (−13%)

9.6Faster than 27% of container ships16.1

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 13.9 g CO₂/t·nm · median 17.5 (−21%)

7.33Ranks 752 of 1,974, lowest first51.6

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2021

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 ports27%
From the EU37%
Into the EU32%
At berth in the EU4%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

2,136 t

4.1% 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 MELISSA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC MELISSA
Container median

10.012.014.016.0

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

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

MSC MELISSA
Container median

10.012.515.017.520.022.5

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

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2023→2024	−3.1 kn	+7%	−15%	−20%	+21%	3.1 kn slower, fuel per mile up 7%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2022→2023	+1.5 kn	−5%	+6%	+3%	−34%	1.5 kn faster, fuel per mile down 5%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	−2.5 kn	+1%	−15%	−46%	+11%	2.5 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	+1.6 kn	+1%	+13%	+293%	+20%	1.6 kn faster, fuel per mile flat; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	−1.4 kn	−19%	−26%	−39%	−10%	1.4 kn slower, fuel per mile down 19%; in line with the speed change.
2018→2019	+2.2 kn	−3%	+12%	−28%	−5%	2.2 kn faster, fuel per mile down 3%; 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
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	7,683	24,039	33,179	2,800	11.8	232	13.9	–
2023	not published	8,938	28,204	41,390	2,786	14.9	216	11.5	–
2022	not published	9,100	28,686	40,250	3,011	13.4	226	17.3	–
2021	not published	16,721	52,740	74,786	4,704	15.9	224	15.6	–
2020	not published	4,195	13,198	19,036	1,329	14.3	220	13.0	–
2019	not published	8,483	26,512	31,031	1,977	15.7	273	14.4	–
2018	not published	12,214	38,165	43,141	3,199	13.5	283	15.1	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	13.9	17.5	−21%	752 of 1,974	DNV	A
2023	not published	11.5	19.4	−41%	490 of 1,899	DNV	A
2022	not published	17.3	19.1	−9%	829 of 1,825	DNV	A
2021	not published	15.6	17.9	−13%	750 of 1,781	DNV	A
2020	not published	13.0	17.6	−26%	573 of 1,797	DNV	A
2019	not published	14.4	18.9	−24%	603 of 1,788	DNV	A
2018	not published	15.1	20.2	−25%	552 of 1,705	DNV	A

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.