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MSC ELMA

IMO: 9735218
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 64,640 t
Flag (estimated): Portugal
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

2021 at a glance

From the 2021 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 73,389 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

303

Container median 186 kg/nm (+63%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

12.9

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 17.9 (−28%)

Average speed

15.4 kn

Container median 14.1 kn (+9%)

Fuel per day at sea

112.2 t/day

Fuel consumed

11,594 t

CO₂ emitted

36,121 t

Distance sailed

38,273 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

2,480 h

103 days, 28% 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 273 kg/nm · median 177 (+54%)

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

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 13.3 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−19%)

7.22Ranks 877 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 ports25%
From the EU34%
Into the EU37%
At berth in the EU4%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,474 t

4.1% 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 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	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	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	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	17,006	53,311	62,244	4,576	13.6	273	13.3	–
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	13,071	40,828	47,269	3,136	15.1	277	14.2	–
2023	not published	13,761	42,938	57,193	3,978	14.4	241	24.3	–
2022	not published	2,066	6,487	8,830	551	16.0	234	22.6	–
2021	not published	11,594	36,121	38,273	2,480	15.4	303	12.9	–
2020	not published	17,396	54,189	62,527	3,911	16.0	278	15.6	–
2019	not published	4,491	14,038	18,238	1,188	15.3	246	11.0	–

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%	877 of 2,208	DNV	C
2024	MSC Shipmanagement Ltd	14.2	17.5	−19%	770 of 1,974	DNV	C
2023	not published	24.3	19.4	+25%	1,160 of 1,899	DNV	C
2022	not published	22.6	19.1	+18%	1,064 of 1,825	DNV	C
2021	not published	12.9	17.9	−28%	533 of 1,781	DNV	C
2020	not published	15.6	17.6	−11%	769 of 1,797	DNV	C
2019	not published	11.0	18.9	−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.