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Ro-pax ship · Spain flag · built 2010

ABEL MATUTES: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

IMO 9441130 EU ETS8 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025
34,479 t
Fuel burned
11,845 t
Time at sea
4,716 h
Emitted at berth
6% of total
Share of year under way
54%
Gross tonnage
29,670
ABEL MATUTES
Bahnfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · File

ABEL MATUTES against its type

Built in 2010, it is 10 years newer than the median ro-pax ship on this register, which was built in 2000 (483 vessels with a known build year). At 29,670 gross tonnage it is larger than 66% of the other 470 ro-pax ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 30 ro-pax ships here under the Spain flag, 6.1% of the 493 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 33 other vessels here, 16 of them ro-pax ships. Baleària is linked to 5 vessels on this register. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Santa Cruz de tenerife as port of registry.

Its 34,479 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 15% above the median of 30,062 t among the 417 ro-pax ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 424.5 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 467.6 kg. It logged 4,716 hours at sea against a median of 4,243 hours for its type that year. 5.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for ro-pax ships was 6.7%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (47,965 t) and the lowest 2020 (32,408 t). Of the 5 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 2 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Year CO₂ (t) Fuel (t) Distance (nm) At sea (h) At berth (t) kg CO₂/nm EEOI Percentile
2025 34,479 11,845 — 4,716 2,027 424.5 — —
2024 38,391 13,557 — 5,732 1,948 397.0 — —
2023 45,290 14,622 — 6,042 1,540 449.1 — —
2022 38,755 12,453 — 4,777 1,674 484.7 — —
2021 38,170 13,073 — 6,091 2,811 429.8 — —
2020 32,408 11,260 — 4,740 2,841 413.3 — —
2019 34,468 11,053 — 3,178 2,634 605.6 — —
2018 47,965 15,396 — 4,754 1,254 501.5 — —

Vessel particulars

IMO number
9441130
Ship type
Ro-pax ship
Gross tonnage
29,670
Length overall
190.0 m
Year built
2010
Flag state
Spain per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Malta. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025.
Builder
Hijos de J. Barreras
Port of registry
Santa Cruz de tenerife MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design)
EEXI (24.57 gCO₂/t·nm)
Operator
Baleària
Verifier
RINA Services Spa, Italy
Accreditation
002O
Compliance document issued
2026-03-31
Compliance document expires
2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

2018: 47,965 t201847,9652019: 34,468 t20192020: 32,408 t20202021: 38,170 t20212022: 38,755 t20222023: 45,290 t20232024: 38,391 t20242025: 34,479 t202534,479

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 28.1% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 10.2% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 6.9%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.

Where the 2025 emissions occurred

At berthAt berth: 2,027 t2,027Within EEA portsWithin EEA ports: 2,027 t2,027Voyages between EEA portsVoyages between EEA ports: 32,452 t32,452

Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025

Total CO₂ equivalent
39,905 t
Methane (CH₄)
177.57 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
1.71 t
Under EU ETS
21,424 t, 62% of total

Sources and how to read this

This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, a sanctions listing and US port state inspections.

Empty means unreported, never zero. How EEOI, distance, percentiles and sister ships are handled is explained under reading a vessel page. Something wrong? See corrections.

Comparable vesselssister ships and nearest by tonnage