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ORCHID ACE

IMO: 9381677
Type: Vehicle carrier
Average cargo carried: 6,728 t
Flag (estimated): Japan
Port of registry: Tokyo
Technical efficiency: EIV 19.93 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd. · part of MOL

Report year

2023 at a glance

From the 2023 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 5,140 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

118

Vehicle carrier median 103 kg/nm (+14%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

72.1

g CO₂/t·nm · Vehicle carrier median 56.6 (+27%)

Average speed

17.2 kn

Vehicle carrier median 14.5 kn (+19%)

Fuel per day at sea

48.6 t/day

Fuel consumed

1,227 t

CO₂ emitted

3,868 t

Distance sailed

10,439 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

606 h

25 days, 7% of the year

Within the vehicle carrier fleet, 2025

Set against all 506 vehicle carrier 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 113 kg/nm · median 99.9 (+13%)

79.6Ranks 423 of 506, lowest first119

Average speedThis ship 17.1 kn · median 14.4 (+19%)

12.0Faster than 99% of vehicle carrier ships15.9

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 52.6 g CO₂/t·nm · median 55.4 (−5%)

34.7Ranks 226 of 506, lowest first158

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Vehicle carrier medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2023

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 ports11%
From the EU68%
Into the EU17%
At berth in the EU3%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

131 t

3.4% 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 Vehicle carrier median is the middle ship of all vehicle carrier ships reporting that year; it moves with the fleet, so a ship can gain on it without changing itself.

Fuel kg/nm

ORCHID ACE
Vehicle carrier median

80.090.0100.0110.0120.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023’252025

Average speed, kn

ORCHID ACE
Vehicle carrier median

12.014.016.018.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023’252025

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

ORCHID ACE
Vehicle carrier median

50.060.070.080.090.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2023→2025	−0.1 kn	−4%	−5%	+196%	−27%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 4%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	+0.3 kn	+17%	+19%	−63%	+5%	0.3 kn faster, fuel per mile up 17%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2022	+2.0 kn	+22%	+38%	+124%	−5%	2.0 kn faster, fuel per mile up 22%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	+1.8 kn	−17%	−6%	−0%	+12%	1.8 kn faster, fuel per mile down 17%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2018→2019	−2.3 kn	+0%	−15%	−49%	−26%	2.3 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading 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	MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd.	3,497	10,930	30,887	1,810	17.1	113	52.6	–
2023	not published	1,227	3,868	10,439	606	17.2	118	72.1	–
2022	not published	2,842	8,971	28,305	1,673	16.9	100	68.9	–
2020	not published	1,045	3,299	12,648	849	14.9	82.6	72.6	–
2019	not published	1,266	3,975	12,650	969	13.1	100	64.9	–
2018	not published	2,472	7,741	24,742	1,606	15.4	99.9	88.1	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Vehicle carrier median	vs Vehicle carrier	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MOL Ship Management Co., Ltd.	52.6	55.4	−5%	226 of 506	ClassNK	C
2023	not published	72.1	56.6	+27%	309 of 417	ClassNK	C
2022	not published	68.9	57.7	+20%	303 of 463	ClassNK	C
2020	not published	72.6	57.3	+27%	316 of 449	ClassNK	C
2019	not published	64.9	59.0	+10%	261 of 426	ClassNK	C
2018	not published	88.1	62.4	+41%	326 of 434	ClassNK	C

Fuel per mile and CO₂ per tonne-mile are the ship's own reported KPIs. Vehicle carrier 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 vehicle carrier 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.