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MSC TOPAZ

IMO: 9502908
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 59,180 t
Port of registry: Monrovia
Technical efficiency: EEXI 6.89 g CO₂/t·nm

Report year

2023 at a glance

From the 2023 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 59,180 t of cargo on average.

Fuel per mile

271.9 kg/nm

Container median 165.1 kg/nm (+65%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

14.52

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.40 (−25%)

Average speed

12.0 kn

Container median 13.2 kn (−9%)

Fuel per day at sea

78.1 t/day

Fuel consumed

5,576 t

CO₂ emitted

17,620 t

Distance sailed

20,505 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

1,712 h

71 days, 20% 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 per mileThis ship 271.9 kg/nm · median 165.1 (+65%)

77.6Ranks 1,627 of 1,899, lowest first290.9

Average speedThis ship 12.0 kn · median 13.2 (−9%)

10.0Faster than 28% of container ships15.4

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 14.52 g CO₂/t·nm · median 19.40 (−25%)

7.34Ranks 708 of 1,899, lowest first51.88

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 ports29%
From the EU49%
Into the EU20%
At berth in the EU3%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

2.7%

Alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

–

Mainly from LNG; small for oil

CO₂eq ÷ CO₂

–

Uplift from CH₄ and N₂O, counted in full from 2026

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 per mile, kg/nm

MSC TOPAZ
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC TOPAZ
Container median

12.013.014.015.0

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

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

MSC TOPAZ
Container median

5.010.015.020.025.0

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

Year on year

Year	Speed	Fuel per mile	Fuel per day	Distance	CO₂ per TW	Reading
2022→2023	−1.4 kn	−14%	−23%	−37%	+54%	1.4 kn slower, fuel per mile down 14%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2021→2022	−0.5 kn	−0%	−4%	−37%	+1%	0.5 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	+0.9 kn	+14%	+22%	+1%	+10%	0.9 kn faster, fuel per mile up 14%; in line with the speed change.
2019→2020	−1.1 kn	−6%	−14%	−19%	−4%	1.1 kn slower, fuel per mile down 6%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2018→2019	+1.9 kn	+3%	+20%	+53%	+7%	1.9 kn faster, fuel per mile up 3%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine 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	At sea h	Speed kn	Fuel kg/nm	CO₂ g/t·nm	Laden fuel
2023	not published	5,576	17,620	20,505	1,712	12.0	271.9	14.52	–
2022	not published	10,374	32,698	32,754	2,445	13.4	316.7	9.45	–
2021	not published	16,527	52,092	51,954	3,747	13.9	318.1	9.39	–
2020	not published	14,348	45,213	51,570	3,974	13.0	278.2	8.54	–
2019	not published	18,838	58,855	63,710	4,507	14.1	295.7	8.92	–
2018	not published	11,906	37,251	41,648	3,414	12.2	285.9	8.31	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2023	not published	14.52	19.40	−25%	708 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	9.45	19.13	−51%	283 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	9.39	17.90	−48%	280 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	8.54	17.58	−51%	264 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	8.92	18.88	−53%	256 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	8.31	20.22	−59%	160 of 1,705	DNV	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.