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MSC SARA ELENA

IMO: 9702261
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 65,762 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 9.01 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED · part of MSC Group

Report year

2020 at a glance

From the 2020 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 75,223 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

318

Container median 172 kg/nm (+85%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

13.2

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.6 (−25%)

Average speed

18.0 kn

Container median 14.0 kn (+29%)

Fuel per day at sea

137.2 t/day

Fuel consumed

18,137 t

CO₂ emitted

56,499 t

Distance sailed

56,987 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,173 h

132 days, 36% 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 279 kg/nm · median 177 (+57%)

78.8Ranks 1,855 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 12.9 kn · median 13.3 (−3%)

9.1Faster than 43% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 13.3 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−19%)

7.22Ranks 879 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2020

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 ports17%
From the EU33%
Into the EU45%
At berth in the EU4%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

2,463 t

4.4% 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 SARA ELENA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

’192019’202020’212021’232023’242024’252025

Average speed, kn

MSC SARA ELENA
Container median

12.014.016.018.0

’192019’202020’212021’232023’242024’252025

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

MSC SARA ELENA
Container median

12.014.016.018.020.0

’192019’202020’212021’232023’242024’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2024→2025	−1.3 kn	−5%	−14%	−9%	−13%	1.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 5%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	+2.0 kn	+23%	+43%	+8%	+14%	2.0 kn faster, fuel per mile up 23%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2023	−5.3 kn	−29%	−50%	+59%	+1%	5.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 29%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	−0.5 kn	+6%	+3%	−60%	+1%	0.5 kn slower, fuel per mile up 6%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	+0.4 kn	+3%	+5%	+333%	−18%	0.4 kn faster, fuel per mile up 3%; in line with the speed change.

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	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	9,833	30,820	35,291	2,730	12.9	279	13.3	–
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	11,442	35,692	38,854	2,745	14.2	295	15.3	–
2023	not published	8,649	26,991	36,136	2,959	12.2	239	13.4	–
2021	not published	7,650	23,832	22,762	1,300	17.5	336	13.3	–
2020	not published	18,137	56,499	56,987	3,173	18.0	318	13.2	–
2019	not published	4,083	12,743	13,167	750	17.6	310	16.1	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	13.3	16.3	−19%	879 of 2,208	DNV	B+C
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	15.3	17.5	−13%	833 of 1,974	DNV	B+C
2023	not published	13.4	19.4	−31%	629 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2021	not published	13.3	17.9	−26%	572 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	13.2	17.6	−25%	589 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	16.1	18.9	−15%	728 of 1,788	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.