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MSC TOPAZ

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

Report year

2021 at a glance

From the 2021 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 106,778 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

318

Container median 186 kg/nm (+71%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

9.39

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.9 (−48%)

Average speed

13.9 kn

Container median 14.1 kn (−1%)

Fuel per day at sea

105.9 t/day

Fuel consumed

16,527 t

CO₂ emitted

52,092 t

Distance sailed

51,954 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,747 h

156 days, 43% 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 272 kg/nm · median 165 (+65%)

77.6Ranks 1,627 of 1,899, lowest first291

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 14.5 g CO₂/t·nm · median 19.4 (−25%)

7.34Ranks 708 of 1,899, lowest first51.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2021

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 ports25%
From the EU52%
Into the EU20%
At berth in the EU3%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,703 t

3.3% 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 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	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	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	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	5,576	17,620	20,505	1,712	12.0	272	14.5	–
2022	not published	10,374	32,698	32,754	2,445	13.4	317	9.45	–
2021	not published	16,527	52,092	51,954	3,747	13.9	318	9.39	–
2020	not published	14,348	45,213	51,570	3,974	13.0	278	8.54	–
2019	not published	18,838	58,855	63,710	4,507	14.1	296	8.92	–
2018	not published	11,906	37,251	41,648	3,414	12.2	286	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	14.5	19.4	−25%	708 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	9.45	19.1	−51%	283 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	9.39	17.9	−48%	280 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	8.54	17.6	−51%	264 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	8.92	18.9	−53%	256 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	8.31	20.2	−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.