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CMA CGM MARCO POLO

IMO: 9454436
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 130,532 t
Flag (estimated): Bahamas
Port of registry: Nassau
Technical efficiency: EEXI 7.89 g CO₂/t·nm

Report year

2018 at a glance

From the 2018 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 141,875 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

349

Container median 182 kg/nm (+92%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

7.68

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 20.2 (−62%)

Average speed

17.9 kn

Container median 13.8 kn (+30%)

Fuel per day at sea

149.6 t/day

Fuel consumed

24,107 t

CO₂ emitted

75,330 t

Distance sailed

69,135 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,867 h

161 days, 44% 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 282 kg/nm · median 165 (+71%)

77.6Ranks 1,667 of 1,899, lowest first291

Average speedThis ship 16.3 kn · median 13.2 (+23%)

10.0Faster than 96% of container ships15.4

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 6.75 g CO₂/t·nm · median 19.4 (−65%)

7.34Ranks 127 of 1,899, lowest first51.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2018

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 ports14%
From the EU24%
Into the EU31%
At berth in the EU31%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

33,055 t

43.9% 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

CMA CGM MARCO POLO
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023

Average speed, kn

CMA CGM MARCO POLO
Container median

12.014.016.018.020.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023

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

CMA CGM MARCO POLO
Container median

5.010.015.020.025.0

’182018’192019’202020’222022’232023

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2022→2023	−1.8 kn	−17%	−26%	+25%	−18%	1.8 kn slower, fuel per mile down 17%; in line with the speed change.
2020→2022	+3.0 kn	+4%	+24%	−88%	+34%	3.0 kn faster, fuel per mile up 4%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	−0.3 kn	+3%	+1%	−2%	+1%	0.3 kn slower, fuel per mile up 3%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2018→2019	−2.5 kn	−9%	−21%	−34%	−21%	2.5 kn slower, fuel per mile down 9%; 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
2023	not published	1,927	6,021	6,833	420	16.3	282	6.75	99%
2022	not published	1,858	5,792	5,455	301	18.1	341	8.26	100%
2020	not published	14,737	46,175	44,915	2,970	15.1	328	6.16	–
2019	not published	14,554	45,477	45,665	2,958	15.4	319	6.10	97%
2018	not published	24,107	75,330	69,135	3,867	17.9	349	7.68	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2023	not published	6.75	19.4	−65%	127 of 1,899	ABS	C
2022	not published	8.26	19.1	−57%	224 of 1,825	ABS	A
2020	not published	6.16	17.6	−65%	86 of 1,797	ABS	C
2019	not published	6.10	18.9	−68%	46 of 1,788	ABS	C
2018	not published	7.68	20.2	−62%	113 of 1,705	ABS	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.