MP THE EDELMAN: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

MP THE EDELMAN against its type

Built in 2005, it is 3 years older than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 54,214 gross tonnage it is larger than 55% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 307 container ships here under the Portugal flag, 8.8% of the 3,495 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 133 other vessels here, 105 of them container ships. Its MRV returns name it MP THE EDELMAN for 2018–2020, MSC VERACRUZ for 2021–2024 and MSC VERACRUZ V for 2025. The reported port of registry changed: Monrovia (2020), then MADEIRA (2021–2025).

Its 12,986 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 21% below the median of 16,359 t among the 2,234 container ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 628.9 kg CO₂, 15% above the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 1,515 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 1.6% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2021 (61,110 t) and the lowest 2024 (12,531 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type was 68 in both 2020 and 2025. Of the 4 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 4 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9287924

Previously reported as

MSC VERACRUZ, MSC VERACRUZ V

Ship type

Container ship

Gross tonnage

54,214

Length overall

294.1 m

Year built

2005

Flag state

Portugal per EU MRV 2025

Builder

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction

Port of registry

Madeira MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (13.02 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-01-14

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 1,258 of 1,838 qualifying container ships by EEOI, at the 68th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.2; this vessel reported 19.8.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 656,536,906 tonne-miles over 20,648 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 77.9% lower than in 2020, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2019, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 3.6% while distance sailed rose 12.1%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 7.6%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.

Where the 2025 emissions occurred

Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025

Total CO₂ equivalent

13,190 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.21 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.75 t

Under EU ETS

7,132 t, 55% of total

Verifier history

A change of verifier is not in itself a sign of anything being wrong.

Sources and how to read this

• Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2018–2025, published by the European Commission.
• Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0).

This page draws on 7 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a licensed photograph, a sanctions listing and US port state inspections.

Empty means unreported, never zero. How EEOI, distance, percentiles and sister ships are handled is explained under reading a vessel page. Something wrong? See corrections.

Comparable vesselssister ships and nearest by tonnage

• HAIAN GAMA sister · 2007 · 35,573 GT · 13,608 t · 440.9 kg/nm
• BSG BARBADOS sister · 2007 · 35,573 GT · 7,824 t · 572.7 kg/nm
• ZHONG GU SHAN DONG sister · 2007 · 35,573 GT · 13,734 t · 502.6 kg/nm
• MSC RENAISSANCE III sister · 2006 · 35,574 GT · 10,785 t · 371.7 kg/nm
• ALE sister · 2006 · 35,581 GT · 6,734 t · 461.1 kg/nm
• ADELHEID-S. sister · 2006 · 35,581 GT · 24,298 t · 367.0 kg/nm
• CELSIUS LONDON sister · 2007 · 35,581 GT · 37,910 t · 494.2 kg/nm
• CMA CGM MARLIN sister · 2006 · 54,152 GT · 20,620 t · 568.6 kg/nm