AMBER BEE: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

AMBER BEE against its type

Built in 2008, it is 2 years older than the median oil tanker on this register, which was built in 2010 (2,896 vessels with a known build year). At 25,382 gross tonnage it is smaller than 87% of the other 2,841 oil tankers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 289 oil tankers here under the Malta flag, 8.1% of the 3,548 on the register. Its MRV returns name it MAERSK ERIK for 2018–2020 and AMBER BEE for 2021–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Singapore (2018–2020), then Valletta (2021–2025).

Its 11,670 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 47% above the median of 7,922 t among the 1,704 oil tankers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 352.0 kg CO₂, 13% below the type median of 403.2 kg. It logged 3,520 hours at sea against a median of 2,030 hours for its type that year. 16.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for oil tankers was 7.8%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (14,589 t) and the lowest 2021 (5,241 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 62 in 2018 to 95 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 2 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 1 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9316608

Previously reported as

MAERSK ERIK

Ship type

Oil tanker

Gross tonnage

25,382

Length overall

176.0 m

Year built

2008

Flag state

Malta per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Singapore. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025.

Port of registry

Valletta MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EIV (7.19 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A., Greece

Accreditation

1190

Compliance document issued

2026-03-26

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 1,380 of 1,448 qualifying oil tankers by EEOI, at the 95th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 7.5; this vessel reported 24.5.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 476,924,806 tonne-miles over 33,154 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 64.4% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 20.0% while distance sailed fell 15.5%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 5.4%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.

Where the 2025 emissions occurred

Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025

Total CO₂ equivalent

11,852 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.18 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.67 t

Under EU ETS

9,967 t, 85% of total

Laden voyages2025

CO₂ on laden voyages

9,788 t, 84% of total

Fuel, laden

3,110 t

The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.

Verifier history

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).

This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 4 of 5 vessel particulars and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a licensed photograph, 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 vesselsnearest by tonnage, same type

• BENTLEY I 2004 · 25,382 GT · 4,373 t · 403.1 kg/nm
• MS SIMON 2004 · 25,400 GT · 12,374 t · 293.1 kg/nm
• BAKI AKAR 2003 · 25,382 GT · 514 t · 344.2 kg/nm
• KRONBORG 25,400 GT · 4,676 t · 298.0 kg/nm
• GEA 2005 · 25,364 GT · 8,197 t · 376.2 kg/nm
• BALOS 2008 · 25,400 GT · 2,786 t · 281.2 kg/nm
• SEACROWN I 2003 · 25,287 GT · 11,112 t · 359.1 kg/nm
• PORT STEWART 2003 · 25,507 GT · 4,430 t · 286.5 kg/nm