MSC TARANTO: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

MSC TARANTO against its type

Built in 2011, it is 3 years newer than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 153,115 gross tonnage it is larger than 92% 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. CPO Containerschiffreederei is linked to 60 vessels on this register. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Monrovia as port of registry.

Its 19,368 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 18% above the median of 16,359 t among the 2,234 container ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 973.5 kg CO₂, 1.8 times the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 1,356 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 3.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (31,281 t) and the lowest 2024 (9,052 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 22 in 2018 to 39 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 5 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 3 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9475258

Ship type

Container ship

Gross tonnage

153,115

Length overall

365.8 m

Beam

51.3 m

Year built

2011

Flag state

Liberia per EU MRV 2025

Builder

Hanwha Ocean

Port of registry

Monrovia MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (7.37 gCO₂/t·nm)

Operator

CPO Containerschiffreederei

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-02-18

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 722 of 1,838 qualifying container ships by EEOI, at the 39th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.2; this vessel reported 11.5.

Across the 54 ranked vessels operated by CPO Containerschiffreederei, the median percentile is 48. This vessel is more efficient than its own fleet median.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 1,678,370,884 tonne-miles over 19,896 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 38.1% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2021, 2022, 2023, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 114.0% while distance sailed rose 129.7%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 6.8%.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

19,674 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.31 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

1.12 t

Under EU ETS

12,166 t, 63% of total

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 5 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking and 5 of 5 vessel particulars. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, 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

• APL PHOENIX sister · 2013 · · 17,004 t · 702.1 kg/nm
• MAJESTIC MAERSK sister · 2013 · 35,835 GT · 50,110 t · 992.7 kg/nm
• MARY MAERSK sister · 2013 · 35,835 GT · 53,831 t · 986.2 kg/nm
• MARIE MAERSK sister · 2013 · 35,835 GT · 50,744 t · 925.9 kg/nm
• ALS CERES sister · 2010 · 42,110 GT · 28,795 t · 552.5 kg/nm
• REN JIAN 16 sister · 2009 · 42,112 GT · 22,172 t · 444.2 kg/nm
• REN JIAN 17 sister · 2009 · 42,112 GT · 28,540 t · 512.5 kg/nm
• REN JIAN 25 sister · 2009 · 42,112 GT · 20,821 t · 519.4 kg/nm