Bulk carrier · Panama flag · built 2003
AFRICAN FALCON: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9257058 EU ETS6 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 2,312 t
- Fuel burned
- 724 t
- Distance
- 11,305 nm
- Time at sea
- 1,113 h
- Emitted at berth
- 4% of total
- Share of year under way
- 13%
- Gross tonnage
- 17,944
AFRICAN FALCON against its type
Built in 2003, it is 9 years older than the median bulk carrier on this register, which was built in 2012 (6,882 vessels with a known build year). At 17,944 gross tonnage it is smaller than 93% of the other 6,571 bulk carriers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 1,601 bulk carriers here under the Panama flag, 19.7% of the 8,138 on the register. Its MRV returns name it AFRICAN FALCON for 2018–2020 and SABEEL STAR for 2023–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Nassau (2018–2020), then PANAMA (2023–2025).
Its 2,312 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 29% below the median of 3,239 t among the 3,731 bulk carriers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 204.5 kg CO₂, 22% below the type median of 260.7 kg. It logged 1,113 hours at sea against a median of 1,200 hours for its type that year. 4.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for bulk carriers was 3.7%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (3,020 t) and the lowest 2024 (630 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 89 in 2018 to 96 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 5 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 5 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 | 2,312 | 724 | 11,305 | 1,113 | 100 | 204.5 | 16.2 | 96 |
| 2024 | 630 | 201 | — | 319 | 45 | 227.0 | 18.6 | not ranked |
| 2023 | 1,346 | 430 | — | 526 | 41 | 242.3 | 27.6 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 2,348 | 742 | 9,408 | 843 | 149 | 249.6 | 12.1 | 85 |
| 2019 | 3,020 | 961 | 12,013 | 1,154 | 68 | 251.4 | 12.9 | 87 |
| 2018 | 2,267 | 726 | 9,746 | 777 | 90 | 232.6 | 13.5 | 89 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9257058
- Previously reported as
- SABEEL STAR
- Ship type
- Bulk carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 17,944
- Length overall
- 178.2 m
- Year built
- 2003
- Flag state
- Panama per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Bahamas. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Port of registry
- PANAMA MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EIV (6.4 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-04-08
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2025
Position 3,114 of 3,241 qualifying bulk carriers by EEOI, at the 96th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 7.6; this vessel reported 16.2.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 142,509,864 tonne-miles over 11,305 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 1.9% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2021, 2022, so the series has gaps.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 266.7% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 9.9%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 2,347 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.04 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.13 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,206 t, 52% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING HELLENIC SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ABS HELLENIC S.M. LTD) | Greece |
| 2023 | NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS | France |
A change of verifier is not in itself a sign of anything being wrong.
Sources and how to read this
- Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2018–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 6 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 4 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.