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MSC ISTANBUL

IMO: 9606326
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 114,852 t
Flag (estimated): Liberia
Port of registry: Monrovia
Technical efficiency: EEXI 7.31 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL · part of MSC Group

Report year

2021 at a glance

From the 2021 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 118,037 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

321

Container median 186 kg/nm (+73%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

8.58

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.9 (−52%)

Average speed

14.8 kn

Container median 14.1 kn (+5%)

Fuel per day at sea

114.5 t/day

Fuel consumed

15,650 t

CO₂ emitted

49,312 t

Distance sailed

48,691 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,281 h

137 days, 37% 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 351 kg/nm · median 177 (+98%)

78.8Ranks 2,144 of 2,208, lowest first302

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

9.1Faster than 84% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 9.52 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−42%)

7.22Ranks 521 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

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 ports8%
From the EU24%
Into the EU66%
At berth in the EU2%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,031 t

2.1% 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 ISTANBUL
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0400.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC ISTANBUL
Container median

13.014.015.016.0

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

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

MSC ISTANBUL
Container median

5.010.015.020.025.0

’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	−0.4 kn	+3%	+0%	+109%	−13%	0.4 kn slower, fuel per mile up 3%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	+0.9 kn	+11%	+17%	−28%	+50%	0.9 kn faster, fuel per mile up 11%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	+0.2 kn	−6%	−4%	−32%	−41%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 6%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	+0.1 kn	+2%	+2%	−35%	+44%	Same speed, fuel per mile flat.
2020→2021	−0.2 kn	−5%	−7%	+17%	−2%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 5%; in line with the speed change.
2019→2020	+0.6 kn	+3%	+8%	+73%	+8%	0.6 kn faster, fuel per mile up 3%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2018→2019	−1.3 kn	−10%	−17%	−31%	−8%	1.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 10%; 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	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	11,256	35,109	32,110	2,062	15.6	351	9.52	–
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	5,241	16,363	15,368	961	16.0	341	10.9	–
2023	not published	6,604	20,817	21,415	1,417	15.1	308	7.29	–
2022	not published	10,270	32,371	31,428	2,109	14.9	327	12.3	–
2021	not published	15,650	49,312	48,691	3,281	14.8	321	8.58	–
2020	not published	14,121	44,503	41,600	2,765	15.0	339	8.76	–
2019	not published	7,942	24,792	24,073	1,677	14.4	330	8.11	–
2018	not published	12,667	39,508	34,729	2,207	15.7	365	8.78	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	9.52	16.3	−42%	521 of 2,208	DNV	A
2024	MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING CO SRL	10.9	17.5	−38%	517 of 1,974	DNV	A
2023	not published	7.29	19.4	−62%	184 of 1,899	DNV	A
2022	not published	12.3	19.1	−36%	506 of 1,825	DNV	A
2021	not published	8.58	17.9	−52%	212 of 1,781	DNV	A
2020	not published	8.76	17.6	−50%	284 of 1,797	DNV	A
2019	not published	8.11	18.9	−57%	198 of 1,788	DNV	A
2018	not published	8.78	20.2	−57%	182 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.