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ELBSUN

IMO: 9429261
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 6,009 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 23.33 g CO₂/t·nm
Ice class: IA
Former names: EXPANSA

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MS Elbsun GmbH & Co. KG

Report year

2019 at a glance

From the 2019 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 6,285 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

72.9

Container median 174 kg/nm (−58%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

36.6

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 18.9 (+94%)

Average speed

10.8 kn

Container median 13.7 kn (−21%)

Fuel per day at sea

18.8 t/day

Fuel consumed

4,227 t

CO₂ emitted

13,346 t

Distance sailed

57,969 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

5,383 h

224 days, 61% 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 86.7 kg/nm · median 177 (−51%)

78.8Ranks 362 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 11.5 kn · median 13.3 (−14%)

9.1Faster than 26% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 45.2 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (+177%)

7.22Ranks 1,967 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 ports39%
From the EU22%
Into the EU32%
At berth in the EU7%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

894 t

6.7% 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

ELBSUN
Container median

50.0100.0150.0200.0

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

Average speed, kn

ELBSUN
Container median

10.011.012.013.014.015.0

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

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

ELBSUN
Container median

0.020.040.060.080.0

’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	+0.6 kn	+16%	+22%	−15%	−5%	0.6 kn faster, fuel per mile up 16%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	−0.7 kn	+1%	−4%	+4%	+0%	0.7 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2022→2023	+0.2 kn	−11%	−9%	+24%	−4%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 11%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	−1.8 kn	+8%	−7%	−11%	−22%	1.8 kn slower, fuel per mile up 8%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	+0.2 kn	−5%	−4%	−29%	+19%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 5%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	+2.2 kn	+10%	+33%	+9%	+47%	2.2 kn faster, fuel per mile up 10%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2018→2019	−0.7 kn	−14%	−20%	−10%	−23%	0.7 kn slower, fuel per mile down 14%; 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	MS Elbsun GmbH & Co. KG	3,780	11,844	43,589	3,797	11.5	86.7	45.2	–
2024	MS Elbsun GmbH & Co. KG	3,815	11,872	51,196	4,680	10.9	74.5	47.6	–
2023	not published	3,620	11,474	49,238	4,261	11.6	73.5	47.6	–
2022	not published	3,273	10,315	39,686	3,485	11.4	82.5	49.8	–
2021	not published	3,390	10,704	44,493	3,378	13.2	76.2	64.0	–
2020	not published	5,063	15,923	62,981	4,852	13.0	80.4	54.0	–
2019	not published	4,227	13,346	57,969	5,383	10.8	72.9	36.6	–
2018	not published	5,462	17,322	64,416	5,605	11.5	84.8	47.3	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MS Elbsun GmbH & Co. KG	45.2	16.3	+177%	1,967 of 2,208	EnvService	B
2024	MS Elbsun GmbH & Co. KG	47.6	17.5	+172%	1,725 of 1,974	DNV	A
2023	not published	47.6	19.4	+145%	1,646 of 1,899	DNV	A
2022	not published	49.8	19.1	+160%	1,610 of 1,825	DNV	A
2021	not published	64.0	17.9	+257%	1,703 of 1,781	DNV	A
2020	not published	54.0	17.6	+207%	1,626 of 1,797	DNV	A
2019	not published	36.6	18.9	+94%	1,371 of 1,788	DNV	A
2018	not published	47.3	20.2	+134%	1,448 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.