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COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO

IMO: 9783461
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 122,289 t
Flag (estimated): Hong Kong (China)
Port of registry: Hong Kong, China
Technical efficiency: EEXI 7.05 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd. · part of COSCO Shipping

Report year

2023 at a glance

From the 2023 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 122,501 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

289

Container median 165 kg/nm (+75%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

7.36

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.4 (−62%)

Average speed

16.4 kn

Container median 13.2 kn (+24%)

Fuel per day at sea

113.6 t/day

Fuel consumed

21,244 t

CO₂ emitted

66,245 t

Distance sailed

73,474 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

4,489 h

187 days, 51% 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 1,853 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 15.7 kn · median 13.3 (+18%)

9.1Faster than 86% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 7.10 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−56%)

7.22Ranks 203 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

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 ports20%
From the EU46%
Into the EU32%
At berth in the EU2%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,623 t

2.5% 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

COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Average speed, kn

COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO
Container median

12.014.016.018.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

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

COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO
Container median

5.010.015.020.025.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Year on year

Year	Average speed	Fuel kg/nm	Fuel per day at sea	Distance	CO₂ per transport work	Reading
2024→2025	−0.8 kn	−7%	−11%	−6%	+5%	0.8 kn slower, fuel per mile down 7%; in line with the speed change.
2023→2024	+0.1 kn	+4%	+4%	+38%	−9%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 4%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	−0.3 kn	−3%	−5%	−20%	+7%	0.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 3%; in line with the speed change.
2021→2022	−1.0 kn	−4%	−10%	+7%	+2%	1.0 kn slower, fuel per mile down 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	+0.0 kn	+1%	+1%	−12%	+2%	Same speed, fuel per mile flat.
2019→2020	−0.3 kn	−3%	−5%	+8%	+0%	0.3 kn slower, fuel per mile down 3%; in line with the speed change.
2018→2019	+0.0 kn	−2%	−1%	+50%	−8%	Same speed, fuel per mile flat.

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	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	26,635	83,026	95,624	6,077	15.7	279	7.10	–
2024	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	30,520	95,102	101,633	6,173	16.5	300	6.73	–
2023	not published	21,244	66,245	73,474	4,489	16.4	289	7.36	–
2022	not published	27,394	85,418	92,035	5,524	16.7	298	6.90	–
2021	not published	26,820	83,632	86,137	4,860	17.7	311	6.79	–
2020	not published	29,935	93,330	97,516	5,507	17.7	307	6.63	–
2019	not published	28,745	89,631	90,360	5,011	18.0	318	6.61	–
2018	not published	19,523	60,881	60,372	3,355	18.0	323	7.18	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	7.10	16.3	−56%	203 of 2,208	China Classification Society	A
2024	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	6.73	17.5	−62%	132 of 1,974	China Classification Society	A
2023	not published	7.36	19.4	−62%	194 of 1,899	China Classification Society	A
2022	not published	6.90	19.1	−64%	131 of 1,825	China Classification Society	A
2021	not published	6.79	17.9	−62%	126 of 1,781	China Classification Society	A
2020	not published	6.63	17.6	−62%	137 of 1,797	China Classification Society	A
2019	not published	6.61	18.9	−65%	88 of 1,788	China Classification Society	A
2018	not published	7.18	20.2	−64%	72 of 1,705	China Classification Society	A

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.