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COSCO SHIPPING LIBRA

IMO: 9783538
Type: Container ship
Average cargo carried: 125,896 t
Flag (estimated): Hong Kong (China)
Port of registry: Hong Kong
Technical efficiency: EEXI 6.88 g CO₂/t·nm
Fuel (estimated): Oil blended with biofuel or another alternative fuel

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

Report year

2022 at a glance

From the 2022 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 134,247 t of cargo on average.

Fuel kg/nm

299

Container median 178 kg/nm (+69%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

6.95

g CO₂/t·nm · Container median 19.1 (−64%)

Average speed

16.6 kn

Container median 13.6 kn (+22%)

Fuel per day at sea

119.5 t/day

Fuel consumed

23,796 t

CO₂ emitted

74,208 t

Distance sailed

79,536 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

4,781 h

199 days, 55% 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 306 kg/nm · median 177 (+73%)

78.8Ranks 2,003 of 2,208, lowest first302

Average speedThis ship 14.7 kn · median 13.3 (+11%)

9.1Faster than 72% of container ships16.0

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 7.49 g CO₂/t·nm · median 16.3 (−54%)

7.22Ranks 261 of 2,208, lowest first46.9

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Container medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2022

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 ports13%
From the EU50%
Into the EU34%
At berth in the EU2%

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1,774 t

2.4% 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

COSCO SHIPPING LIBRA
Container median

150.0200.0250.0300.0350.0

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

Average speed, kn

COSCO SHIPPING LIBRA
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 LIBRA
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	−1.6 kn	−4%	−14%	−50%	+2%	1.6 kn slower, fuel per mile down 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2023→2024	−0.7 kn	−7%	−11%	+17%	−14%	0.7 kn slower, fuel per mile down 7%; in line with the speed change.
2022→2023	+0.4 kn	+14%	+17%	+9%	+22%	0.4 kn faster, fuel per mile up 14%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2021→2022	+0.0 kn	−3%	−3%	−12%	+3%	Same speed, fuel per mile down 3%; in line with the speed change.
2020→2021	−0.3 kn	+3%	+1%	+30%	+7%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 3%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2019→2020	−0.8 kn	−5%	−9%	−31%	−3%	0.8 kn slower, fuel per mile down 5%; in line with the speed change.
2018→2019	+0.5 kn	+6%	+9%	+150%	−2%	0.5 kn faster, fuel per mile up 6%; 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
2025Bio blend	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	15,348	47,365	50,231	3,424	14.7	306	7.49	–
2024	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	32,253	100,553	101,112	6,208	16.3	319	7.31	–
2023	not published	29,559	92,144	86,483	5,083	17.0	342	8.46	–
2022	not published	23,796	74,208	79,536	4,781	16.6	299	6.95	–
2021	not published	27,996	87,290	90,786	5,471	16.6	308	6.78	–
2020	not published	21,032	65,604	69,912	4,138	16.9	301	6.35	–
2019	not published	32,061	99,979	101,139	5,723	17.7	317	6.58	–
2018	not published	12,099	37,720	40,410	2,350	17.2	299	6.72	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Container median	vs Container	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025Bio blend	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	7.49	16.3	−54%	261 of 2,208	China Classification Society	A
2024	Shanghai Ocean Shipping Co.，Ltd.	7.31	17.5	−58%	195 of 1,974	China Classification Society	A
2023	not published	8.46	19.4	−56%	283 of 1,899	China Classification Society	A
2022	not published	6.95	19.1	−64%	133 of 1,825	China Classification Society	A
2021	not published	6.78	17.9	−62%	125 of 1,781	China Classification Society	A
2020	not published	6.35	17.6	−64%	117 of 1,797	China Classification Society	A
2019	not published	6.58	18.9	−65%	86 of 1,788	China Classification Society	A
2018	not published	6.72	20.2	−67%	38 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.