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MSC MICHELA

IMO: 9720512
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 75,783 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
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

2023 at a glance

From the 2023 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 77,209 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

256

Container median 165 kg/nm (+55%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

10.4

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.4 (−47%)

Average speed

13.0 kn

Container median 13.2 kn (−2%)

Fuel per day at sea

79.8 t/day

Fuel consumed

11,793 t

CO₂ emitted

36,860 t

Distance sailed

46,082 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

3,548 h

148 days, 41% 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 kg/nmThis ship 288 kg/nm · median 167 (+72%)

78.9Ranks 1,684 of 1,974, lowest first302

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 11.9 g CO₂/t·nm · median 17.5 (−32%)

7.33Ranks 594 of 1,974, lowest first51.6

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 ports28%
From the EU32%
Into the EU35%
At berth in the EU6%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

2,359 t

6.4% 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 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	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	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	Hours at seah	Average speedknots at sea	Fuel kg/nmthis ship	CO₂ per transport work (cargo)g/t·nm, this ship	Laden fuel
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	12,675	39,582	44,003	3,192	13.8	288	11.9	–
2023	not published	11,793	36,860	46,082	3,548	13.0	256	10.4	–
2022	not published	11,989	37,372	37,939	2,871	13.2	316	13.0	–
2021	not published	15,331	47,793	48,058	3,123	15.4	319	12.4	–
2020	not published	10,362	32,312	35,794	2,300	15.6	290	13.3	–
2019	not published	5,464	17,037	17,598	1,000	17.6	311	14.3	–
2018	not published	18,171	56,639	62,831	3,547	17.7	289	13.4	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	11.9	17.5	−32%	594 of 1,974	DNV	B+C
2023	not published	10.4	19.4	−47%	416 of 1,899	DNV	B+C
2022	not published	13.0	19.1	−32%	548 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	12.4	17.9	−31%	499 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	13.3	17.6	−24%	598 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	14.3	18.9	−24%	590 of 1,788	DNV	C
2018	not published	13.4	20.2	−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.