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MSC CHARLESTON

IMO: 9299537
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 28,882 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 10.83 g CO₂/t·nm

Report year

2021 at a glance

From the 2021 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 63,403 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

274

Container median 186 kg/nm (+48%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

13.7

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.9 (−24%)

Average speed

14.1 kn

Container median 14.1 kn (+0%)

Fuel per day at sea

92.8 t/day

Fuel consumed

15,866 t

CO₂ emitted

50,088 t

Distance sailed

57,833 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

4,105 h

171 days, 47% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2023

Set against all 1,899 container ships with a full-year 2023 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 175 kg/nm · median 165 (+6%)

77.6Ranks 1,012 of 1,899, lowest first291

Average speedThis ship 13.1 kn · median 13.2 (−1%)

10.0Faster than 49% of container ships15.4

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 18.9 g CO₂/t·nm · median 19.4 (−2%)

7.34Ranks 923 of 1,899, lowest first51.9

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 EU41%
Into the EU29%
At berth in the EU4%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,858 t

3.7% 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 CHARLESTON
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC CHARLESTON
Container median

13.014.015.016.017.0

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

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

MSC CHARLESTON
Container median

10.012.515.017.520.022.5

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

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2022→2023	−1.1 kn	−31%	−36%	+247%	+78%	1.1 kn slower, fuel per mile down 31%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	+0.1 kn	−7%	−7%	−79%	−22%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 7%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2020→2021	−1.6 kn	+8%	−3%	−14%	−0%	1.6 kn slower, fuel per mile up 8%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	−0.2 kn	−2%	−3%	−6%	−0%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 2%; in line with the speed change.
2018→2019	−1.0 kn	−7%	−13%	+1%	−15%	1.0 kn slower, fuel per mile down 7%; in line with the speed change.

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
2023	not published	7,578	23,633	43,203	3,301	13.1	175	18.9	–
2022	not published	3,170	9,924	12,434	877	14.2	255	10.7	–
2021	not published	15,866	50,088	57,833	4,105	14.1	274	13.7	–
2020	not published	16,968	53,508	66,939	4,272	15.7	254	13.7	–
2019	not published	18,423	57,399	71,120	4,486	15.9	259	13.7	–
2018	not published	19,494	60,711	70,091	4,140	16.9	278	16.3	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2023	not published	18.9	19.4	−2%	923 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	10.7	19.1	−44%	369 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	13.7	17.9	−24%	606 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	13.7	17.6	−22%	640 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	13.7	18.9	−27%	551 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	16.3	20.2	−20%	627 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.