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MSC ELMA

IMO: 9735218
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 64,640 t
Port of registry: Madeira
Technical efficiency: EEXI 8.99 g CO₂/t·nm

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

Report year

2025 at a glance

From the 2025 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 64,640 t of cargo on average.

Fuel per mile

273.2 kg/nm

Container median 177.0 kg/nm (+54%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

13.25

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 16.30 (−19%)

Average speed

13.6 kn

Container median 13.3 kn (+2%)

Fuel per day at sea

89.2 t/day

Fuel consumed

17,006 t

CO₂ emitted

53,311 t

54,146 t CO₂eq incl. CH₄ and N₂O

Distance sailed

62,244 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

4,576 h

191 days, 52% 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 per mileThis ship 273.2 kg/nm · median 177.0 (+54%)

78.8Ranks 1,822 of 2,208, lowest first302.4

Average speedThis ship 13.6 kn · median 13.3 (+2%)

9.1Faster than 54% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 13.25 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.30 (−19%)

7.22Ranks 877 of 2,208, lowest first46.89

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2025

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 EU35%
Into the EU37%
At berth in the EU5%

64% of this ship's CO₂ falls under the EU ETS (33,900 t).

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

4.6%

Alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

0.9 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 ELMA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

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

Average speed, kn

MSC ELMA
Container median

13.014.015.016.0

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

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

MSC ELMA
Container median

10.015.020.025.0

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

Year on year

Year	Speed	Fuel per mile	Fuel per day	Distance	CO₂ per TW	Reading
2024→2025	−1.5 kn	−1%	−11%	+32%	−6%	1.5 kn slower, fuel per mile flat; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	+0.7 kn	+15%	+20%	−17%	−42%	0.7 kn faster, fuel per mile up 15%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	−1.6 kn	+3%	−8%	+548%	+7%	1.6 kn slower, fuel per mile up 3%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2021→2022	+0.6 kn	−23%	−20%	−77%	+76%	0.6 kn faster, fuel per mile down 23%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2020→2021	−0.6 kn	+9%	+5%	−39%	−18%	0.6 kn slower, fuel per mile up 9%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	+0.7 kn	+13%	+18%	+243%	+42%	0.7 kn faster, fuel per mile up 13%; 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	At sea h	Speed kn	Fuel kg/nm	CO₂ g/t·nm	Laden fuel
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	17,006	53,311	62,244	4,576	13.6	273.2	13.25	–
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	13,071	40,828	47,269	3,136	15.1	276.5	14.15	–
2023	not published	13,761	42,938	57,193	3,978	14.4	240.6	24.30	–
2022	not published	2,066	6,487	8,830	551	16.0	233.9	22.64	–
2021	not published	11,594	36,121	38,273	2,480	15.4	302.9	12.86	–
2020	not published	17,396	54,189	62,527	3,911	16.0	278.2	15.64	–
2019	not published	4,491	14,038	18,238	1,188	15.3	246.2	11.02	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED	13.25	16.30	−19%	877 of 2,208	DNV	C
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	14.15	17.52	−19%	770 of 1,974	DNV	C
2023	not published	24.30	19.40	+25%	1,160 of 1,899	DNV	C
2022	not published	22.64	19.13	+18%	1,064 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	12.86	17.90	−28%	533 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	15.64	17.58	−11%	769 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	11.02	18.88	−42%	404 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.