Most Emission-Efficient Container Ships

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)

#775 of 2,098 container ships

CO₂ intensity

7.2 g CO₂/dwt·nm

vs segment average (10.39)

-30% greener

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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

2,141

vessels ranked

2.25

greenest (g CO₂/t·nm)

8.58

segment median

#	Vessel	Size (TEU)	Built	Length	Main Engine	Carbon intensity — AER (g CO₂/dwt·nm)	Grade
752	MSC ANCHORAGE IMO 9619440	8,762 TEU	2013	299 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C8	7.2	B
751	SOFIA EXPRESS IMO 9450404	8,600 TEU	2010	335 m	MAN - 10K98ME	7.2	B
755	HUDSON EXPRESS IMO 9349564	6,435 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	7.2	B
754	MSC BHAVYA V IMO 9297876	5,018 TEU	2005	294 m	Sulzer - 9RTA96C	7.2	B
753	MSC INDIA IMO 9231248	5,762 TEU	2002	277 m	MAN - 12 K 90 MC	7.2	B
756	HUMEN BRIDGE IMO 9302164	8,212 TEU	2007	336 m	MAN - 12K98ME	7.2	B
758	EPAMINONDAS IMO 9153862	6,690 TEU	1998	300 m	ISHIKAWAJIMA - 12RTA96C	7.2	B
757	HYUNDAI JAKARTA IMO 9323522	6,763 TEU	2007	304 m	MAN - 12K98MC-C	7.2	B
759	ILONA IMO 9225641	6,750 TEU	2001	300 m	HSD ENGINE CO., LTD. 10 K 98 MC-C	7.2	B
762	ZIM YANTIAN IMO 9305582	9,383 TEU	2006	351 m	Hyundai - 12 K98MC	7.2	B
761	COLOMBO EXPRESS IMO 9295244	8,235 TEU	2005	335 m	Hyundai - 12 K 98 ME	7.2	B
760	AL MANAMAH IMO 9349538	6,435 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	7.2	B
763	MAERSK LAMANAI IMO 9527051	8,700 TEU	2013	300 m	Doosan - MAN 9S90ME-C MK8	7.2	B
766	ONE HENRY HUDSON IMO 9302176	8,212 TEU	2008	336 m	MAN - 12K98ME	7.2	B
765	MAERSK SEMBAWANG IMO 9315226	5,648 TEU	2007	318 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	7.2	B
764	TOCONAO IMO 9627899	8,704 TEU	2013	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C8	7.2	B
768	COSCO SHIPPING VOLGA IMO 9731925	9,092 TEU	2017	300 m	CSSC - 8S90ME-C10	7.2	B
767	MSC SARA ELENA IMO 9702261	8,800 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN - 9S90ME-C10	7.2	B
771	ACHELOOS IMO 9972995	2,800 TEU	2024	186 m	MAN-B&W 6S60ME-C10	7.2	B
770	CMA CGM EXCELLENCE IMO 9948217	6,963 TEU	2023	272 m	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd - South Korea 7G80ME-C10-HPSCR	7.2	B
769	CAP SAN TAINARO IMO 9633965	9,600 TEU	2014	333 m	MAN - 7S90ME-C9	7.2	B
772	MSC TUXPAN IMO 9289972	5,060 TEU	2005	294 m	MAN - 9K90MC-C	7.2	B
773	CMA CGM EXEMPLARITY IMO 9948229	6,874 TEU	2023	272 m	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd - South Korea 7G80ME-C10-HPSCR	7.2	B
774	ZIM YANGTZE IMO 9954175	5,500 TEU	2024	255 m	UnKnown 6G80ME-C10-HPSCR	7.2	B
778	MSC UBERTY VIII IMO 9337444	8,241 TEU	2008	333 m	MAN - 12K98MC	7.2	B
777	SANTA ROSA IMO 9430363	7,114 TEU	2007	300 m	Doosan - 8RT FLEX 96C	7.2	B
776	MSC MICHAELA IMO 9230488	6,730 TEU	2002	304 m	Hyundai - 10 K 98 MC-C	7.2	B
775	AL SAFAT IMO 9349497	6,435 TEU	2008	306 m	Wärtsilä - 11RT-flex96C	7.2	B
780	ONE HELSINKI IMO 9588081	8,930 TEU	2012	335 m	Kawasaki - 9K98ME-MKVI	7.3	B
779	WIKING IMO 9708382	4,771 TEU	2016	255 m	MAN - 6S80ME-C9	7.3	B
781	MSC CLEA IMO 9720524	9,411 TEU	2016	300 m	Hyundai - 9S90ME-C10	7.3	B
784	CMA CGM RABELAIS IMO 9406635	6,570 TEU	2010	300 m	Hyundai - MAN B&W; 10 K98MC-C	7.3	B
783	MSC PAMELA IMO 9290531	9,200 TEU	2005	337 m	MAN - 12K98MC-C	7.3	B
782	MSC JUSTICE VIII IMO 9450351	8,400 TEU	2010	333 m	MAN - 10K98ME-C	7.3	B
785	MSC MELISSA IMO 9226918	6,730 TEU	2002	304 m	Hyundai - 10 K 98 MC-C	7.3	B
786	CMA CGM AMAZON IMO 9706308	9,288 TEU	2015	300 m	Wärtsilä - 9X82	7.3	B
787	AGIOS DIMITRIOS IMO 9349605	6,500 TEU	2011	299 m	Wärtsilä - 10RTA96C	7.3	B
789	HENRIKA SCHULTE IMO 9535163	5,605 TEU	2011	275 m	MAN - 8K98ME	7.3	B
788	RHINE MAERSK IMO 9456991	4,500 TEU	2012	249 m	MAN - 6S80ME-C9	7.3	B
793	MSC MAXINE IMO 9720287	9,400 TEU	2015	300 m	MAN 9S90ME-C10	7.3	B
792	LAURA MAERSK IMO 9944546	2,100 TEU	2023	172 m	Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd - South Korea 6G50ME-C9-LGIM	7.3	B
791	MSC DARIEN IMO 9243394	7,731 TEU	2003	323 m	Doosan - 12K98MC-C	7.3	B
790	CZECH IMO 9723241	9,040 TEU	2015	300 m	Wärtsilä - 8X92	7.3	B
794	CMA CGM BETTER WAYS IMO 9950557	6,963 TEU	2023	272 m	HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd - South Korea 7G80ME-C10-HPSCR	7.3	B
795	YOKOHAMA EXPRESS IMO 9630418	10,100 TEU	2015	337 m	MAN - 10S90ME-C9	7.3	B
796	LONDON EXPRESS IMO 9143568	4,612 TEU	1998	294 m	SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 9 K 90 MC	7.3	B
800	NYK VENUS IMO 9312793	9,012 TEU	2007	338 m	MAN - 12K98MC	7.3	B
799	MSC ENGLAND IMO 9232890	4,132 TEU	2001	258 m	MAN - 7L27/38	7.3	B
798	MSC FIAMMETTA IMO 9369758	5,770 TEU	2008	277 m	MAN - 9K98MC	7.3	B
797	GREEN PARK IMO 9983449	2,954 TEU	2024	186 m	Yuchai Marine Power Co. Ltd. 7S60ME-C10	7.3	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.