Ship Emissions Register

Container ships

3,171 vessels of this type report under EU MRV and have a page here.

Vessels
3,171
CO₂, latest year
63,870,102 t
Median EEOI
17.9
Median GT
48,826

3,171 container ships in this register reported under EU MRV. The median vessel measures 48,826 gross tonnes, and build years run from 1982 to 2025.

Median EEOI for the type is 17.9 grams of CO₂ per tonne-mile. Half the fleet sits above that figure and half below, so a vessel's distance from the median is a fairer read of its efficiency than its absolute emissions, which mostly track how much work it did.

CO₂ by reporting year

Year Vessels CO₂ (t) Median EEOI
2018 1,771 45,339,355 20.2
2019 1,843 44,939,023 19.0
2020 1,854 41,796,619 17.7
2021 1,854 40,850,693 18.1
2022 1,883 38,413,747 19.4
2023 1,910 36,173,782 19.5
2024 2,112 53,316,351 17.8
2025 2,168 49,295,644 17.1

Each row counts the vessels in this group that filed a return for that year. The group changes as ships enter and leave the reporting obligation, so the totals describe the reported fleet, not a fixed set of hulls.

Largest emitters, latest reporting year

  1. MSC MIA 98,349 t CO₂ (2025)
  2. OOCL VALENCIA 98,082 t CO₂ (2025)
  3. EVER ART 96,905 t CO₂ (2025)
  4. COSCO SHIPPING GALAXY 96,650 t CO₂ (2025)
  5. EVER ACE 96,238 t CO₂ (2025)
  6. MSC GULSUN 95,640 t CO₂ (2025)
  7. OOCL DENMARK 95,631 t CO₂ (2025)
  8. MSC CELESTINO MARESCA 95,297 t CO₂ (2025)
  9. EMMA MAERSK 95,176 t CO₂ (2025)
  10. EVER APEX 94,876 t CO₂ (2025)

Lowest reported EEOI, latest reporting year

  1. COSCO ANTWERP EEOI 0.1 (2025)
  2. COSCO SHANGHAI EEOI 0.1 (2025)
  3. BURGUNDY EEOI 0.1 (2024)
  4. QINGDAO TOWER EEOI 0.7 (2018)
  5. CMA CGM C COLOMB EEOI 4.2 (2020)
  6. ONE CYGNUS EEOI 4.3 (2023)
  7. APL PARIS EEOI 4.6 (2020)
  8. ONE INFINITY EEOI 4.7 (2025)
  9. HMM ST PETERSBURG EEOI 4.8 (2025)
  10. HMM HAMBURG EEOI 4.9 (2025)

EEOI is grams of CO₂ per tonne-mile of transport work and is only comparable within a ship type. Values above 100,000 are withheld as artefacts of a near-zero denominator.

Vessels

Vessel Flag Built GT CO₂ (t) Year
MSC MIA Panama — — 98,349 2025
OOCL VALENCIA Hong Kong 2024 235,341 98,082 2025
EVER ART Taiwan 2022 235,579 96,905 2025
COSCO SHIPPING GALAXY Hong Kong 2019 — 96,650 2025
EVER ACE Panama 2021 235,579 96,238 2025
MSC GULSUN Panama 2019 210,000 95,640 2025
OOCL DENMARK Hong Kong 2024 — 95,631 2025
MSC CELESTINO MARESCA Liberia 2023 — 95,297 2025
EMMA MAERSK Denmark 2006 170,793 95,176 2025
EVER APEX Singapore 2022 230,757 94,876 2025
COSCO SHIPPING SAGITTARIUS Hong Kong 2018 194,864 94,820 2025
EVER AIM Panama 2021 235,579 94,303 2025
EVER ACME Singapore 2022 — 93,834 2025
COSCO SHIPPING STAR Hong Kong 2019 215,553 93,318 2025
COSCO DENMARK Hong Kong 2014 153,666 92,935 2025
OOCL INDONESIA Hong Kong 2018 210,890 92,489 2025
MSC ALLEGRA Liberia — — 91,084 2025
MSC NELA Panama 2019 — 90,893 2025
EVER ACT Panama 2021 235,579 90,580 2025
EVER ALP Panama 2021 235,579 90,042 2025
EVER GIVEN Panama 2018 219,079 89,226 2025
EVER ALOT Panama 2022 236,228 88,918 2025
COSCO SHIPPING CAPRICORN Hong Kong 2018 199,000 88,830 2025
EVER GLOBE Panama 2019 217,600 88,488 2025
EVER ARIA Panama 2022 236,228 88,392 2025
COSCO SHIPPING SCORPIO Hong Kong 2018 198,500 88,005 2025
TIHAMA Germany 2016 195,636 87,951 2025
COSCO SHIPPING SOLAR Hong Kong 2019 216,359 87,558 2025
MSC RAPALLO Liberia 2011 143,521 86,586 2025
COSCO SHIPPING LEO Hong Kong 2018 199,000 85,848 2025
COSCO SHIPPING PISCES Hong Kong 2019 196,670 85,754 2025
COSCO SHIPPING ARIES Hong Kong 2018 196,670 85,693 2025
OOCL HONG KONG Hong Kong 2017 210,890 85,240 2025
MOSCOW MAERSK Denmark 2017 214,286 85,188 2025
EVER ARM Taiwan 2022 235,579 84,868 2025
COSCO SHIPPING UNIVERSE Hong Kong 2018 215,553 84,807 2025
EVER GOLDEN Panama 2018 219,079 84,479 2025
EDITH MAERSK Denmark 2007 170,794 84,322 2025
MADRID MAERSK Denmark 2017 214,286 84,073 2025
COSCO SHIPPING NEBULA Hong Kong 2018 215,553 83,970 2025
CMA CGM LOUIS BLERIOT Malta 2018 217,673 83,936 2025
COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO Hong Kong 2018 194,864 83,026 2025
MAASTRICHT MAERSK Denmark 2019 214,286 82,514 2025
CMA CGM TROCADERO — 2021 — 82,203 2025
BARZAN Malta 2015 195,636 81,816 2025
EVER GIFTED Singapore 2018 217,600 81,047 2025
MONACO MAERSK Denmark 2017 214,286 81,014 2025
CMA CGM MONTMARTRE France 2021 237,200 80,826 2025
MSC RAYA Liberia — — 80,186 2025
MANILA MAERSK Denmark 2018 212,400 79,909 2025
ELEONORA MAERSK Denmark 2007 171,542 79,329 2025
MAERSK CLEVELAND Hong Kong — — 79,273 2025
MAERSK HUACHO Singapore 2019 153,744 79,027 2025
EVER GENIUS Panama 2018 217,600 78,970 2025
EVER GENTLE Liberia 2019 217,600 78,888 2025
EVER GRADE Panama 2019 217,600 78,765 2025
MAERSK CANYON United Kingdom — — 78,669 2025
EVELYN MAERSK Denmark 2007 170,794 78,589 2025
EVER AEON Singapore — — 78,587 2025
OOCL SCANDINAVIA Hong Kong 2017 210,890 78,492 2025
MAERSK CAMBRIDGE Liberia 2022 — 77,704 2025
PANDA 001 Portugal 2005 66,280 77,566 2025
CMA CGM CHAMPS ELYSEES France 2020 236,583 77,250 2025
COSCO SHIPPING AZALEA Hong Kong 2019 143,179 77,056 2021
MAERSK GENOA Singapore 2016 113,042 76,783 2025
EVER GLORY Liberia 2019 217,600 76,316 2025
CAP SAN SOUNIO Singapore 2014 118,938 75,880 2025
CSCL MERCURY Hong Kong 2011 150,853 75,871 2025
MAERSK HERRERA Singapore 2018 153,744 75,532 2025
AL JASRAH Marshall Islands 2016 153,148 75,525 2025
MAERSK KITHIRA Marshall Islands 2001 80,609 75,409 2024
MAERSK HANOI Singapore 2018 153,744 75,307 2025
CMA CGM LOUVRE France 2020 237,200 74,753 2025
EUGEN MAERSK Denmark 2008 171,542 74,438 2025
EVER GOODS Panama 2018 217,600 74,427 2025
MAERSK HOUSTON Singapore 2019 153,744 73,932 2025
AL DAHNA Malta 2016 195,636 73,603 2025
CMA CGM ANTOINE DE SAINT EXUPERY France 2018 217,673 72,718 2025
CMA CGM SORBONNE — 2021 — 72,529 2025
PANDA 009 Portugal 2008 66,280 72,068 2025
COSCO SPAIN Hong Kong 2014 — 71,845 2018
CMA CGM RIVOLI France 2020 237,200 71,752 2025
JADRANA Portugal 2014 48,338 71,517 2025
CMA CGM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Malta 2015 178,228 71,315 2025
AL MASHRAB Liberia 2016 153,148 71,281 2025
MURCIA MAERSK Denmark 2018 212,400 71,074 2025
MSC EMANUELA Panama 2010 151,559 70,877 2025
AL NEFUD Malta 2015 195,636 70,839 2025
BANGKOK EXPRESS Germany 2025 229,376 70,761 2025
ELLY MAERSK Denmark 2007 170,794 70,745 2025
MAERSK GUATEMALA Hong Kong 2015 113,042 70,321 2025
AL MURAYKH Malta 2015 195,636 69,859 2025
CHICAGO Portugal 2003 65,918 69,658 2025
MSC CORDOBA Liberia 2008 50,963 69,613 2019
DAMIETTA EXPRESS Germany — — 69,360 2025
CMA CGM CONCORDE France 2021 236,583 69,269 2025
EBBA MAERSK Denmark 2007 170,794 69,242 2025
EVER GREET Panama 2019 — 69,182 2025
APL FULLERTON Singapore 2014 151,963 68,867 2025
ASTRID MAERSK Denmark — — 68,836 2025

Showing 1–100 of 3,171 vessels, ordered by most recently reported CO₂.

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