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MSC GAIA

IMO: 9401142
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 105,279 t
Flag (estimated): Panama
Port of registry: Panama
Technical efficiency: EEXI 8.60 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL · part of MSC Group

Report year

2022 at a glance

From the 2022 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 116,190 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

358

Container median 178 kg/nm (+102%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

9.60

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.1 (−50%)

Average speed

13.8 kn

Container median 13.6 kn (+1%)

Fuel per day at sea

118.7 t/day

Fuel consumed

17,193 t

CO₂ emitted

53,599 t

Distance sailed

48,052 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,475 h

145 days, 40% 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 323 kg/nm · median 177 (+83%)

78.8Ranks 2,076 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 14.8 kn · median 13.3 (+11%)

9.1Faster than 74% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 9.63 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−41%)

7.22Ranks 534 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2022

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 ports31%
From the EU42%
Into the EU22%
At berth in the EU5%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

2,787 t

5.2% 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 GAIA
Container median

100.0200.0300.0400.0500.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC GAIA
Container median

13.014.015.016.0

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

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

MSC GAIA
Container median

5.010.015.020.025.0

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

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2023→2025	+0.4 kn	−2%	+1%	−15%	−17%	0.4 kn faster, fuel per mile down 2%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2022→2023	+0.6 kn	−7%	−4%	−53%	+21%	0.6 kn faster, fuel per mile down 7%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	−0.2 kn	+0%	−1%	+6%	+5%	Same speed, fuel per mile flat.
2020→2021	+0.0 kn	−4%	−4%	+141%	−6%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 4%; in line with the speed change.
2019→2020	−0.9 kn	+6%	−1%	−30%	−1%	0.9 kn slower, fuel per mile up 6%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2018→2019	−0.7 kn	−13%	−16%	−29%	−15%	0.7 kn slower, fuel per mile down 13%; 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
2025	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	6,157	19,318	19,054	1,286	14.8	323	9.63	–
2023	not published	7,405	23,089	22,352	1,555	14.4	331	11.6	–
2022	not published	17,193	53,599	48,052	3,475	13.8	358	9.60	–
2021	not published	16,200	50,478	45,413	3,236	14.0	357	9.18	–
2020	not published	7,030	21,909	18,829	1,341	14.0	373	9.80	–
2019	not published	9,436	29,423	26,770	1,791	14.9	353	9.94	–
2018	not published	15,170	47,286	37,560	2,407	15.6	404	11.7	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	9.63	16.3	−41%	534 of 2,208	DNV	A
2023	not published	11.6	19.4	−40%	503 of 1,899	DNV	A
2022	not published	9.60	19.1	−50%	292 of 1,825	DNV	A
2021	not published	9.18	17.9	−49%	258 of 1,781	DNV	A
2020	not published	9.80	17.6	−44%	356 of 1,797	DNV	A
2019	not published	9.94	18.9	−47%	315 of 1,788	DNV	A
2018	not published	11.7	20.2	−42%	368 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.