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MSC MICHELA

IMO: 9720512
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 75,783 t
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 8.96 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2024: MSC Shipmanagement Ltd · part of MSC Group

Report year

2024 at a glance

From the 2024 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 75,783 t of cargo on average.

Fuel per mile

288.1 kg/nm

Container median 167.2 kg/nm (+72%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

11.87

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.52 (−32%)

Average speed

13.8 kn

Container median 13.5 kn (+2%)

Fuel per day at sea

95.3 t/day

Fuel consumed

12,675 t

CO₂ emitted

39,582 t

40,205 t CO₂eq incl. CH₄ and N₂O

Distance sailed

44,003 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,192 h

133 days, 36% of the year

Within the container fleet, 2024

Set against all 1,974 container ships with a full-year 2024 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 288.1 kg/nm · median 167.2 (+72%)

78.9Ranks 1,684 of 1,974, lowest first301.6

Average speedThis ship 13.8 kn · median 13.5 (+2%)

9.6Faster than 55% of container ships16.1

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 11.87 g CO₂/t·nm · median 17.52 (−32%)

7.33Ranks 594 of 1,974, lowest first51.62

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2024

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 ports23%
From the EU36%
Into the EU34%
At berth in the EU7%

53% of this ship's CO₂ falls under the EU ETS (21,076 t).

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

7.2%

Alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

0.6 t

Mainly from LNG; small for oil

CO₂eq ÷ CO₂

1.016

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 MICHELA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC MICHELA
Container median

12.014.016.018.0

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

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

MSC MICHELA
Container median

10.012.515.017.520.022.5

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

Year on year

Year	Speed	Fuel per mile	Fuel per day	Distance	CO₂ per TW	Reading
2023→2024	+0.8 kn	+13%	+19%	−5%	+15%	0.8 kn faster, fuel per mile up 13%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	−0.2 kn	−19%	−20%	+21%	−20%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 19%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2021→2022	−2.2 kn	−1%	−15%	−21%	+4%	2.2 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	−0.2 kn	+10%	+9%	+34%	−6%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 10%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	−2.0 kn	−7%	−18%	+103%	−7%	2.0 kn slower, fuel per mile down 7%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2018→2019	−0.1 kn	+7%	+7%	−72%	+6%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 7%; 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	At sea h	Speed kn	Fuel kg/nm	CO₂ g/t·nm	Laden fuel
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	12,675	39,582	44,003	3,192	13.8	288.1	11.87	–
2023	not published	11,793	36,860	46,082	3,548	13.0	255.9	10.36	–
2022	not published	11,989	37,372	37,939	2,871	13.2	316.0	12.98	–
2021	not published	15,331	47,793	48,058	3,123	15.4	319.0	12.44	–
2020	not published	10,362	32,312	35,794	2,300	15.6	289.5	13.29	–
2019	not published	5,464	17,037	17,598	1,000	17.6	310.5	14.26	–
2018	not published	18,171	56,639	62,831	3,547	17.7	289.2	13.40	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	11.87	17.52	−32%	594 of 1,974	DNV	B+C
2023	not published	10.36	19.40	−47%	416 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	12.98	19.13	−32%	548 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	12.44	17.90	−31%	499 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	13.29	17.58	−24%	598 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	14.26	18.88	−24%	590 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	13.40	20.22	−34%	455 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.