MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., headquartered in Switzerland and operating in the inland water transportation services industry, reported its most recent carbon emissions data for 2025.

For 2025, MSC's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 49.8 billion kg CO2e, with mobile combustion contributing about 48.1 billion kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were around 291 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 24 billion kg CO2e, including about 10.8 billion kg CO2e from capital goods, 9.3 billion kg CO2e from fuel and energy-related activities, 2.5 billion kg CO2e from purchased goods and services, 744 million kg CO2e from downstream leased assets, 639 million kg CO2e from upstream transportation and distribution, and 552 million kg CO2e from investments.

In 2024, the company's Scope 1 emissions were about 43.96 billion kg CO2e. Scope 2 emissions (market-based) were approximately 278.8 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were around 20.73 billion kg CO2e, with significant contributors being capital goods (9.62 billion kg CO2e), fuel and energy-related activities (8.04 billion kg CO2e), purchased goods and services (2.35 billion kg CO2e), and investments (718 million kg CO2e).

For 2023, MSC reported Scope 1 emissions of roughly 33.05 billion kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of about 238.5 million kg CO2e. Scope 3 emissions were approximately 10.85 billion kg CO2e, with purchased goods and services accounting for about 3.37 billion kg CO2e and fuel and energy-related activities for roughly 7.47 billion kg CO2e.

Looking back to 2022, Scope 1 emissions were around 33.06 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were about 192.86 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were approximately 7.5 billion kg CO2e.

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A. has set several climate commitments. The company aims for a 40% reduction in the carbon intensity of international shipping by 2030, striving for a 70% reduction by 2050, both compared to a 2008 baseline. Additionally, the company is targeting an absolute reduction of total annual greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping by at least 50% by 2050, also compared to 2008. The company is also investigating solutions for emissions reduction related to biofuel blends across Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.

The emissions data and reduction initiatives are directly attributed to MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A., as indicated by the cascading information.