MSC ARCHIMIDIS VIII: EU ETS cost estimate
MSC ARCHIMIDIS VIII (IMO 9315379) is a container ship that reported its fuel and emissions on voyages to, from and between EU and EEA ports to the EU MRV system for 2025 and 2024. It also reported as MSC ARCHIMIDIS. Below are the figures as reported and what they mean under the EU ETS, estimated by VesselVector.
EU ETS 2025, estimated 2,410 allowances ≈ €205,178 (≈ US$230,312)
The reported EU ETS emissions for 2025 × 70 % (the share to surrender for 2025, Directive 2003/87/EC Art. 3gb) × €85.12 per allowance. Due in the Union Registry by 30 September 2026 (passed). Art. 12(3)
Company
- MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED (IMO company number 1535947). Administering authority: Cyprus, by the Commission's list (Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1453, lookup).
The company is the one named in the report: the shipowner, or the organisation such as the manager that took over the owner's duties under the ISM Code. The EU ETS charges the same company. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 3(d); Directive 2003/87/EC Art. 3(w)
2025
| Report | Report 2025 |
|---|---|
| Company | MSC SHIPMANAGEMENT LIMITED |
| Fuel (t) | 3,708 |
| CO₂, all EU MRV voyages and ports (t) | 11,610 |
| … between EU/EEA ports | 10,666 |
| … departing EU/EEA ports | 135 |
| … arriving at EU/EEA ports | 302 |
| … within EU/EEA ports | 508 |
| Reported for the EU ETS (t CO₂) | 3,444 |
| Allowances, estimated (70 %) | 2,410 |
| Cost at €85.12 | €205,178 |
| Technical efficiency | EEXI (11 gCO₂/t·nm) |
| Ice class | – |
| Verifier | DNV |
The figure reported for the EU ETS, 3,444 t, is lower than the voyage split gives (11,392 t: between EU/EEA ports and in port 100 %, to and from them 50 %). Reasons can include emissions the ETS counts as zero: sustainable biofuels and other zero-rated fuels, and voyages under the derogations for outermost regions, small islands and public service contracts. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Annex II Part C points 1.2, 1.5 The report does not say why; the estimate uses the reported figure.
2024
| Report | Report 2024 |
|---|---|
| Company | MSC Shipmanagement Ltd |
| Fuel (t) | 4,162 |
| CO₂, all EU MRV voyages and ports (t) | 13,104 |
| … between EU/EEA ports | 11,707 |
| … departing EU/EEA ports | 458 |
| … arriving at EU/EEA ports | 199 |
| … within EU/EEA ports | 740 |
| Reported for the EU ETS (t CO₂) | 5,835 |
| Allowances, estimated (40 %) | 2,334 |
| Cost at €85.12 | €198,686 |
| Technical efficiency | EEXI (11 gCO₂/t·nm) |
| Ice class | – |
| Verifier | DNV |
The figure reported for the EU ETS, 5,835 t, is lower than the voyage split gives (12,776 t: between EU/EEA ports and in port 100 %, to and from them 50 %). Reasons can include emissions the ETS counts as zero: sustainable biofuels and other zero-rated fuels, and voyages under the derogations for outermost regions, small islands and public service contracts. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Annex II Part C points 1.2, 1.5 The report does not say why; the estimate uses the reported figure.
Compared with other container ships
In 2025, MSC ARCHIMIDIS VIII reported 3,444 t CO₂ for the EU ETS. The median of the 2,063 container ships with one report for the whole of 2025 is 10,888 t, so this ship is 68 % below it. The figure depends on how much of the year the ship traded in and with the EU, not only on its efficiency.
How the estimate works
The EU MRV report gives the CO₂ the EU ETS counts for the ship, worked out by the company and checked by the verifier: voyages between EU/EEA ports and time in their ports in full, voyages to or from a port outside at 50 %, and some emissions at zero. Directive 2003/87/EC Art. 3ga(1); Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Annex II Part C VesselVector applies the share to surrender for the year and values the allowances at the price shown. CO₂ only until 2025; from 2026 the ETS adds methane and nitrous oxide. Directive 2003/87/EC Annex I The company's real cost depends on when it bought its allowances and on the reductions it claims. To estimate a voyage or a year yourself, use the EU ETS calculator.
Sources
Source: EMSA THETIS-MRV, EU MRV publication of information, reporting period 2025 (version 67, generated 17 October 2026); reporting period 2024 (version 252, generated 15 October 2026). EMSA publishes these data under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 Art. 21 “solely for the purpose of information”; VesselVector shows them for information only, with the estimates added. Page built on 20 October 2026.
The figures are the company's own monitoring report as verified by the verifier named, shown as reported (rounded to whole tonnes). To have a figure corrected, contact EMSA or the ship's verifier; VesselVector does not correct the data. EU ETS rules as checked on 19 October 2026 (Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and Directive 2003/87/EC as amended).
Allowance price: €85.12 per EUA, EEX EU ETS primary auction clearing price (CAP3 auction), 19 October 2026 (EEX). US$ figures: converted by VesselVector from the euro amounts at the ECB euro reference rate of 1.1225 US$ per € on 19 October 2026 (source: European Central Bank).