General cargo ship · Latvia flag · built 1997
BALTIC MERCHANT: CO₂ emissions 2025
IMO 9138202 MMSI 275516000EU ETS
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 2,025 t
- Fuel burned
- 632 t
- Time at sea
- 3,619 h
- Emitted at berth
- 3% of total
- Share of year under way
- 41%
- Gross tonnage
- 2,280
BALTIC MERCHANT against its type
Built in 1997, it is 10 years older than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 2,280 gross tonnage it is smaller than 92% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 22 general cargo ships here under the Latvia flag, 0.7% of the 3,081 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 22 other vessels here, 13 of them general cargo ships.
Its 2,025 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 28% below the median of 2,820 t among the 2,469 general cargo ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 66.8 kg CO₂, 45% below the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 3,619 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 2.8% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Of the 6 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 1 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2025–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,025 | 632 | — | 3,619 | 56 | 66.8 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9138202
- MMSI
- 275516000
- Call sign
- YLRG
- Ship type
- General cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- 2,280
- Length overall
- 82.0 m
- Beam
- 12.0 m
- Year built
- 1997
- Flag state
- Latvia per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Gibraltar. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Builder
- Cassens Werft GmbH
- Port of registry
- RIGA MRV 2025
- Ice class
- IB
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (18.62 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- RINA HELLAS LTD, Greece
- Accreditation
- 1325
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-11
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 2,056 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.03 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.11 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,656 t, 82% of total
Laden voyages2025
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 2,025 t, 100% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 632 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 95.2 kg
The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 23 Jul 2025
- Last seen
- 03 May 2026
- Days observed
- 6
- Positions
- 492
- Median speed
- 9.3 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 59.6°N and 5.3°E to 10.2°E.
191 hourly points from 492 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.
Positions recorded per month
Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS, Norwegian waters only, 01 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2026. A gap means the vessel was not recorded here, not that it was idle or that a transponder was off.
Sources and how to read this
- Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2025–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 1 MRV reporting year, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.