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Vehicle carrier ships, 2025
533 vehicle carrier ships reported to THETIS-MRV for 2025, emitting 4.4 Mt of CO₂. Efficiency is measured as g CO₂/t·nm.
The segment at a glance
Operators
Who runs vehicle carrier ships in EU trades, and how their fleets compare. Technical shows efficiency, speed and time at sea; commercial shows the allowance bill.
| # | Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOL7 companies, 3 in vehicle carrier | 39 | +17% | 64.8 | 93 | 15.3 | 1,703 | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2 | Grimaldi Group6 companies, 2 in vehicle carrier | 23 | +48% | 81.7 | 101 | 14.3 | 2,847 | 4.6% | – |
| 3 | Hoegh Autoliners Management AS | 30 | −37% | 34.6 | 93 | 13.7 | 2,213 | 3.6% | 3 |
| 4 | STAMCO SHIP MANAGEMENT CO LTD | 39 | −13% | 48.3 | 104 | 14.4 | 1,417 | 4.4% | 2 |
| 5 | K Line4 companies, 2 in vehicle carrier | 24 | −22% | 43.1 | 102 | 15.2 | 2,191 | 3.3% | 4 |
| 6 | Eastern Pacific Shipping2 companies, 1 in vehicle carrier | 19 | −25% | 41.3 | 96 | 13.9 | 3,150 | 3.0% | 13 |
| 7 | Neptune Lines Shipping and Managing Enterprises SA | 15 | +19% | 66.1 | 76 | 12.6 | 4,525 | 5.5% | – |
| 8 | Wallenius Wilhelmsen3 companies | 28 | −10% | 49.5 | 102 | 13.9 | 1,553 | 4.8% | 2 |
| 9 | G-Marine Service Co Ltd | 21 | −16% | 46.6 | 111 | 14.7 | 1,459 | 2.6% | – |
| 10 | Zodiac2 companies, 1 in vehicle carrier | 12 | −15% | 47.1 | 97 | 14.7 | 2,372 | 3.5% | 3 |
| 11 | STARGATE SHIPMANAGEMENT GmbH | 9 | +212% | 172 | 60 | 12.8 | 5,502 | 7.3% | – |
| 12 | Lauterjung Shipmanagement GmbH & Co. KG | 6 | +13% | 62.3 | 93 | 14.6 | 4,963 | 2.8% | 4 |
| 13 | NYK5 companies, 1 in vehicle carrier | 17 | −24% | 42.1 | 91 | 14.1 | 1,806 | 3.0% | 3 |
| 14 | Cido Shipping Korea Co., Ltd. | 20 | +9% | 60.3 | 108 | 14.9 | 1,008 | 2.6% | – |
| 15 | Eukor Car Carriers Inc. | 18 | −13% | 48.0 | 106 | 15.1 | 1,077 | 3.0% | – |
| 16 | WALL RO/RO AB | 9 | −34% | 36.8 | 106 | 15.0 | 1,875 | 3.9% | – |
| 17 | Wallem2 companies, 1 in vehicle carrier | 14 | −8% | 51.0 | 104 | 14.8 | 1,141 | 3.6% | 2 |
| 18 | Sallaum Lines DMCC | 6 | −12% | 48.9 | 84 | 14.5 | 3,456 | 3.2% | 1 |
| 19 | UECC2 companies, 1 in vehicle carrier | 5 | +45% | 80.3 | 72 | 12.7 | 5,678 | 7.8% | 4 |
| 20 | American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC | 7 | +18% | 65.1 | 103 | 13.9 | 2,148 | 5.6% | – |
| 21 | Gram Car Carriers Shipowning AS | 14 | +38% | 76.1 | 100 | 14.6 | 3,787 | 4.2% | – |
| 22 | Siem2 companies | 3 | +7% | 59.1 | 88 | 13.7 | 3,833 | 2.3% | 1 |
| 23 | EXCEL MARINE CO., LTD. | 8 | +9% | 60.6 | 97 | 14.7 | 1,492 | 2.3% | – |
| 24 | HACHIUMA STEAMSHIP CO.,LTD. | 8 | −7% | 51.2 | 103 | 15.2 | 1,195 | 1.6% | – |
| 25 | Fairmont Shipping HK Ltd | 3 | +111% | 117 | 71 | 13.1 | 5,059 | 3.5% | 3 |
Operators with at least 3 ships in this segment. Figures cover their ships in this segment only, so a group active in several segments (MSC runs container and cruise ships) has its full total on the market page. Groups combine ISM companies matched on name and known ownership; tell us at info@navalyze.com if one is in the wrong group. Click a column to rank by it.
Efficiency by ship size
Bigger ships move a tonne of cargo for less fuel, so ships are compared within size bands. Each row is drawn against the segment median.
- Q1: ~1,776 t158 g CO₂/t·nm
- Q2: ~3,970 t76.1 g CO₂/t·nm
- Q3: ~5,615 t55.4 g CO₂/t·nm
- Q4: ~7,126 t43.7 g CO₂/t·nm
- Q5: ~8,928 t35.1 g CO₂/t·nm
Q1 to Q5 split the fleet into fifths by average cargo carried, derived from the published ratios.
Who verifies the reports
Accredited verifiers check each ship's MRV report. Their share of the segment's ships and CO₂.
- DNV47.9% / 45.8%
- ClassNK22.9% / 24.0%
- ABS8.7% / 8.6%
- Korean Register7.0% / 9.0%
- RINA6.9% / 4.5%
- EnvService2.0% / 1.5%
- Verifavia1.9% / 1.7%
- China Classification Society1.8% / 3.8%
- ICS Verification Services0.5% / 0.4%
- Polish Register of Shipping0.2% / 0.2%
- 2 others0.1% / 0.8%
How fuel is measured
Each ship's monitoring plan names one or more of the four MRV methods.
Most common combinations
- C31%
- B + C25%
- A23%
- A + C7%
- A + B + C6%
- B5%
- A + B3%
Share of 552 emission reports that name a method; a report can name several.
Notes
- Medians and rankings use 506 full-year reports with fuel; part-year and zero-fuel reports count towards totals only.
- THETIS reports time at sea on EU-scope voyages only, not time in port. CO₂ at berth is the closest measure of port activity it publishes.
- Speed and distance are derived from the published ratios; THETIS has no distance column.