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HERCULES J

IMO: 9430193
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 4,828 t
Flag (estimated): Cyprus
Port of registry: Limassol
Technical efficiency: EEXI 22.29 g CO₂/t·nm
Ice class: IA

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MS "HERCULES J" Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG

Report year

2023 at a glance

From the 2023 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 4,352 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

82.9

Container median 165 kg/nm (−50%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

59.4

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.4 (+206%)

Average speed

14.9 kn

Container median 13.2 kn (+13%)

Fuel per day at sea

29.6 t/day

Fuel consumed

7,727 t

CO₂ emitted

24,088 t

Distance sailed

93,189 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

6,261 h

261 days, 71% 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 83.7 kg/nm · median 177 (−53%)

78.8Ranks 307 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 15.6 kn · median 13.3 (+17%)

9.1Faster than 85% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 54.4 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (+234%)

7.22Ranks 2,069 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container 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 ports97%
From the EU0%
Into the EU0%
At berth in the EU3%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

715 t

3.0% 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

HERCULES J
Container median

50.0100.0150.0200.0

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

Average speed, kn

HERCULES J
Container median

8.010.012.014.016.0

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

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

HERCULES J
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	+1.7 kn	−3%	+9%	+8%	−10%	1.7 kn faster, fuel per mile down 3%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2023→2024	−1.0 kn	+4%	−3%	+1%	+2%	1.0 kn slower, fuel per mile up 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2022→2023	−0.3 kn	+7%	+4%	+16%	+27%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 7%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2021→2022	+3.4 kn	+1%	+29%	+76%	+36%	3.4 kn faster, fuel per mile flat; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2020→2021	−0.2 kn	−20%	−21%	−6%	−12%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 20%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	+3.0 kn	+18%	+57%	−6%	+5%	3.0 kn faster, fuel per mile up 18%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2018→2019	−2.7 kn	−20%	−38%	−7%	+0%	2.7 kn slower, fuel per mile down 20%; 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	MS "HERCULES J" Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG	8,479	26,599	101,305	6,489	15.6	83.7	54.4	100%
2024	MS "HERCULES J" Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG	8,106	25,267	94,132	6,753	13.9	86.1	60.6	–
2023	not published	7,727	24,088	93,189	6,261	14.9	82.9	59.4	–
2022	not published	6,256	19,739	80,462	5,283	15.2	77.8	46.8	–
2021	not published	3,548	11,205	45,811	3,872	11.8	77.4	34.4	–
2020	not published	4,715	14,887	48,766	4,076	12.0	96.7	38.8	–
2019	not published	4,267	13,511	52,008	5,779	9.0	82.0	36.8	–
2018	not published	5,681	17,921	55,753	4,784	11.7	102	36.6	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MS "HERCULES J" Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG	54.4	16.3	+234%	2,069 of 2,208	RINA	A
2024	MS "HERCULES J" Shipping UG (haftungsbeschrankt) & Co. KG	60.6	17.5	+246%	1,861 of 1,974	RINA	A
2023	not published	59.4	19.4	+206%	1,779 of 1,899	Dromon Bureau of Shipping	A
2022	not published	46.8	19.1	+145%	1,568 of 1,825	Dromon Bureau of Shipping	A
2021	not published	34.4	17.9	+92%	1,398 of 1,781	RINA	A
2020	not published	38.8	17.6	+121%	1,465 of 1,797	RINA	A
2019	not published	36.8	18.9	+95%	1,377 of 1,788	RINA	A
2018	not published	36.6	20.2	+81%	1,286 of 1,705	RINA	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.