Container ship · Liberia flag · built 2009
MSC PRELUDE V: CO₂ emissions 2019–2025
IMO 9450325 EU ETS5 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 2,050 t
- Fuel burned
- 658 t
- Time at sea
- 359 h
- Emitted at berth
- 1% of total
- Share of year under way
- 4%
- Gross tonnage
- 47,855
MSC PRELUDE V against its type
Built in 2009, it is 1 year newer than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 47,855 gross tonnage it is larger than 50% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 976 container ships here under the Liberia flag, 27.9% of the 3,495 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 660 other vessels here, 231 of them container ships. Its MRV returns name it NORTHERN PRELUDE for 2019–2022 and MSC PRELUDE V for 2025. The returns for 2019–2025 all give Monrovia as port of registry.
Its 2,050 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 87% 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 546.6 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 359 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 0.7% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2021 (20,444 t) and the lowest 2025 (2,050 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 44 in 2019 to 70 in 2022 (lower is more efficient). Of the 3 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 2 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2019–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,050 | 658 | — | 359 | 15 | 546.6 | 13.4 | not ranked |
| 2022 | 11,417 | 3,651 | 23,956 | 1,626 | 731 | 476.6 | 25.2 | 70 |
| 2021 | 20,444 | 6,545 | 42,392 | 2,847 | 684 | 482.2 | 23.0 | 69 |
| 2020 | 6,640 | 2,130 | 12,312 | 858 | 243 | 539.3 | 17.1 | 54 |
| 2019 | 8,467 | 2,718 | 12,510 | 1,867 | 170 | 676.8 | 15.7 | 44 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9450325
- Previously reported as
- NORTHERN PRELUDE
- Ship type
- Container ship
- Gross tonnage
- 47,855
- Length overall
- 264.3 m
- Beam
- 32.3 m
- Year built
- 2009
- Flag state
- Liberia per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Hanwha Ocean
- Port of registry
- Monrovia MRV 2025
- Home port
- Singapore
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (13.37 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Efficiency ranking
- Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-01-30
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 75.8% lower than in 2019, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2023, 2024, so the series has gaps.
From 2022 to 2025, emissions fell 82.0% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 14.7%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 2,082 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.03 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.12 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,032 t, 50% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | DNV | Germany |
| 2021 | HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A. | Greece |
| 2025 | DNV | Germany |
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 2019–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0).
This page draws on 5 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.