Container Ship Emissions & Retrofit Radar

Ships ranked by AER (Annual Efficiency Ratio) — grams of CO₂ emitted per tonne of deadweight carried one nautical mile (g CO₂/dwt·nm), the IMO carbon-intensity metric behind the CII rating — from official EU MRV emissions data for reporting year 2024. Lower is greener. Pick a segment and size class to see the greenest vessels first.

Segment rank (2024)

#664 of 2,098 container ships

CO₂ intensity

6.8 g CO₂/dwt·nm

vs segment average (10.39)

-34% greener

Bulk Carrier Container Ship Oil Tanker Chemical Tanker Gas Carrier LNG Carrier General Cargo Vehicle Carrier Refrigerated Cargo Ro-Ro Cargo

CII band distribution

1,080 at D/E

A 313B 411C 706D 598E 482

2,510 rated vessels · 549 of the D/E set dock within 12 months

Docking pipeline — D/E vessels per quarter

102

'27 Q1

'27 Q2

'27 Q3

'27 Q4

118

'28 Q1

105

'28 Q2

'28 Q3

Windows estimated from the class-expiry docking model, not bookings.

Top eligible retrofit measures for this segment

Measure	Eligible	CO₂ reduction	Capex band	Payback	Confidence
Turbocharger cut-out	1,641	1–3%	€80k–250k	—	vendor claim
Propeller redesign / replacement	1,427	5–10%	€400k–1,200k	—	vendor claim
Bulbous bow reprofiling	1,330	2–6%	€300k–900k	—	vendor claim
Methanol dual-fuel conversion	934	5–15%	€8,000k–20,000k	—	vendor claim
LNG dual-fuel conversion	764	15–25%	€15,000k–35,000k	—	vendor claim
Shaft generator / PTO	354	3–6%	€500–1,500/kW	—	vendor claim

Capex bands are indicative vendor/literature priors. Payback appears once price parameters are configured.

Retrofit opportunity in this segment

622

D/E vessels with at least one eligible measure

€3,176–7,512M

capex range, top measure per vessel (622 of 622 with computable scaling)

1.43–2.55 Mt

annual CO₂ reduction available (vendor-claimed ranges × reported emissions)

Retrofit prospects — worst band first

Vessel	Band	Age	Drop year	Req. reduction 2030	Dock window
HANSA AFRICA · 25-60k	E	16y	2026	78%	Dec 2027
MSC ANNAMARIA · <25k	E	1y	2026	72%	Oct 2027
SEPELU · <25k	E	26y	2026	69%	Jul 2028
MSC SABRINA III · <25k	E	37y	2026	61%	Mar 2027
C LION · 100-200k	E	21y	2026	59%	Feb 2028

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Note: Container/ro-ro cargo ship vessels are excluded from this ranking — their CII type is a per-vessel flag-state determination, so no valid comparison metric exists for them.

Sort 🌱 Greenest first 🔧 Least efficient first — retrofit candidates

Size (TEU)

All sizes < 3,000 TEU 3k – 8k TEU 8k – 14k TEU > 14,000 TEU

Year

2025 2024

2,076

vessels ranked

2.25

greenest (g CO₂/dwt·nm)

8.41

segment median

#	Vessel	Size (TEU)	Built	Length	Main Engine	Carbon intensity — AER (g CO₂/dwt·nm)	Grade
650	MSC VANCOUVER IMO 9285691	7,849 TEU	2004	300 m	Sulzer - 12RTA96C	6.8	B
652	MSC AGRIGENTO IMO 9618276	8,827 TEU	2013	300 m	Hyundai - 9S90ME-C8	6.8	B
653	GUAYAQUIL EXPRESS IMO 9777620	10,589 TEU	2017	333 m	MAN - 7S90ME-C9	6.8	B
656	MSC CATERINA IMO 9705005	8,800 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C9	6.8	B
655	ONE OLYMPUS IMO 9312987	8,628 TEU	2008	336 m	Wärtsilä - 12RT-flex96C	6.8	B
654	MSC BRITTANY IMO 9724049	9,162 TEU	2016	300 m	Wärtsilä - 9X82	6.8	B
658	CSCL MARS IMO 9467287	14,074 TEU	2011	366 m	MAN - 12K98ME-C	6.8	B
657	MAERSK SAN VICENTE IMO 9699206	9,000 TEU	2013	300 m	HHI - W9X82	6.8	B
659	COLORADO EXPRESS IMO 9349502	6,435 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	6.8	B
660	SUAPE EXPRESS IMO 9332858	6,494 TEU	2008	293 m	Diesel United - 12RTA96C	6.8	B
662	COLOMBIA EXPRESS IMO 9635664	6,900 TEU	2013	270 m	Hyundai - 8S80ME-C9.2	6.8	B
661	MSC ELEONORA III IMO 9064750	2,480 TEU	1994	203 m	KOREA HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION, CHANGWON SOUTH KOREA 7 S 70 MC	6.8	B
663	BEIJING IMO 9308508	9,469 TEU	2006	351 m	Hyundai - 12 K98MC	6.8	B
664	MSC GISELLE IMO 9720196	9,400 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C10	6.8	B
666	MSC SHAY IMO 9393022	8,566 TEU	2009	340 m	Wärtsilä - 14RT-flex96C	6.8	B
665	MEGALOPOLIS IMO 9477799	4,957 TEU	2013	255 m	STX - 8K90MC-C	6.8	B
667	MSC LISBON IMO 9304459	9,178 TEU	2007	337 m	MAN - 12K98MC-C	6.9	B
668	MSC MICHELA IMO 9720512	9,411 TEU	2016	300 m	Hyundai - 9S90ME-C10	6.9	B
669	MSC SHANNON III IMO 8913423	3,005 TEU	1991	237 m	BREMER VULKAN AG SCHIFFBAU UND MASCHINENFABRIK 7 L 80 MC	6.9	B
670	TRAIGUEN IMO 9627904	8,600 TEU	2013	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C8	6.9	B
673	CAPE HELLAS IMO 9857444	2,708 TEU	2021	186 m	MAN - 6G60ME-C9	6.9	B
672	APL MIAMI IMO 9597549	9,200 TEU	2010	328 m	Doosan - DOOSAN-MAN 10S90ME-C9.2	6.9	B
671	MSC ELODIE IMO 9704972	8,800 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C9	6.9	B
674	OOCL EUROPE IMO 9300805	8,063 TEU	2004	323 m	Doosan - 12K98MC-C	6.9	B
675	NYK OCEANUS IMO 9312975	8,628 TEU	2007	336 m	Diesel United - 12RTflex96C-B	6.9	B
677	MAERSK DETROIT IMO 9333034	6,200 TEU	2008	299 m	Doosan - 10RT-flex96C	6.9	B
676	MAERSK MAKUTU IMO 9318319	4,154 TEU	2007	292 m	Wärtsilä - 8RT-flex96C	6.9	B
679	MSC AVNI IMO 9756729	11,142 TEU	2017	314 m	Doosan - 8G95ME-C9	6.9	B
678	MISSOURI EXPRESS IMO 9349552	6,921 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	6.9	B
680	CMA CGM GANGES IMO 9718117	10,000 TEU	2013	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C9	6.9	B
682	DELAWARE EXPRESS IMO 9349514	6,500 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	6.9	B
681	MSC ALTAMIRA IMO 9619426	8,762 TEU	2012	299 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C8	6.9	B
685	KMARIN ATLANTICA IMO 9632507	4,622 TEU	2013	250 m	Wärtsilä - 6RT-flex82T	6.9	B
684	CMA CGM COLUMBA IMO 9410789	11,400 TEU	2010	363 m	MAN - 12K98ME-C	6.9	B
683	EVER LENIENT IMO 9604146	8,452 TEU	2014	335 m	MAN - 9K98ME7	6.9	B
688	ONE HOUSTON IMO 9566382	8,930 TEU	2012	335 m	Kawasaki - 9K98ME-MKVI	6.9	B
687	MSC STELLA IMO 9279989	6,402 TEU	2004	304 m	Hyundai - 10 K 98 MC-C	6.9	B
686	HYUNDAI FORCE IMO 9347566	8,566 TEU	2008	340 m	Wärtsilä - 14RT-flex96C	6.9	B
690	ONE HONOLULU IMO 9588079	8,930 TEU	2012	335 m	Mitsui - 9K98ME-MKVI	6.9	B
689	CMA CGM BOLDNESS IMO 9948243	6,874 TEU	2021	272 m	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd - South Korea 7G80ME-C10-HPSCR	6.9	B
691	EXPRESS ARGENTINA IMO 9443011	3,398 TEU	2010	222 m	Hyundai - HHI-WART.7RT-FLEX82C	6.9	B
697	CISNES IMO 9687576	9,326 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 8S90ME-C10	6.9	B
698	MSC PALAK IMO 9735206	9,408 TEU	2016	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C10	6.9	B
696	CMA CGM MOLIERE IMO 9401099	6,554 TEU	2009	300 m	MAN - 10K98MC-C	6.9	B
695	MSC MUNDRA VIII IMO 9294989	8,814 TEU	2005	332 m	MAN - 12K98ME-C	6.9	B
694	HUBERT SCHULTE IMO 9535204	5,605 TEU	2012	275 m	MAN - 8K98ME	6.9	B
693	MSC NATASHA XIII IMO 9463035	10,000 TEU	2011	366 m	MAN - 12K98MC	6.9	B
692	MSC SASHA IMO 9720500	8,800 TEU	2016	300 m	Hyundai - 9S90ME-C10	6.9	B
700	MSC TIANPING IMO 9305489	8,533 TEU	2006	334 m	Hyundai - 12 K98MC	7.0	B
699	MSC JULIE IMO 9704996	8,819 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C9	7.0	B

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Engine intelligence

Which engines power the greenest fleets?

The main engine is the single largest CO₂ source on board — typically well over 80% of a ship's emissions come from propulsion. We aggregated this ranking the other way around: every engine design is scored by the measured carbon intensity of the vessels carrying it, licensee-built units merged under their design brand. The verdict from the 2024 data — modern dual-fuel designs like MAN B&W's ME-GI and WinGD's X-DF families, together with EGR/SCR-abated and ultra-long-stroke G-type engines, consistently power the most emission-friendly ships in service.

Emission-friendly engine ranking

AER (Annual Efficiency Ratio) = annual CO₂ emissions ÷ (deadweight × distance sailed), the IMO carbon-intensity metric used for CII ratings. It is built only from measured CO₂, distance and deadweight — not the self-reported cargo transport-work figure, which is unreliable. Implausible outliers (top 2% per segment) are excluded. Grade A–E reflects each vessel's rank within its segment. Source: EMSA THETIS-MRV.