General cargo ship · Barbados flag · built 2008
BBC ADRIATIC: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9378230 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 3,035 t
- Fuel burned
- 959 t
- Time at sea
- 1,905 h
- Emitted at berth
- 2% of total
- Share of year under way
- 22%
- Gross tonnage
- 5,261
BBC ADRIATIC against its type
Built in 2008, it is 1 year newer than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 5,261 gross tonnage it is smaller than 60% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 160 general cargo ships here under the Barbados flag, 5.2% of the 3,081 on the register. Its MRV returns name it BBC ADRIATIC for 2018–2022, M/V DEFNE for 2023 and DEFNE for 2024–2025. The reported port of registry changed: St Johns (2018–2022), then BRIDGETOWN (2023–2025).
Its 3,035 t of CO₂ for 2025 is close to 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 168.4 kg CO₂, 38% above the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 1,905 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 2.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2020 (6,876 t) and the lowest 2018 (1,353 t). Of the 7 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 7 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 | 3,035 | 959 | — | 1,905 | 63 | 168.4 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,556 | 1,138 | — | 2,942 | 110 | 142.1 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,217 | 707 | — | 1,444 | 43 | 136.1 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5,264 | 1,663 | — | 3,310 | 309 | 159.3 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3,409 | 1,073 | — | 1,876 | 459 | 191.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | 6,876 | 2,155 | — | 4,715 | 244 | 140.4 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1,543 | 487 | — | 1,324 | 33 | 176.8 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,353 | 430 | — | 1,429 | 81 | 161.8 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9378230
- Previously reported as
- M/V DEFNE, DEFNE
- Ship type
- General cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- 5,261
- Length overall
- 115.5 m
- Beam
- 16.9 m
- Year built
- 2008
- Flag state
- Barbados per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Antigua and Barbuda. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Port of registry
- Bridgetown MRV 2025
- Home port
- Bridgetown
- Ice class
- IA
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (10.7 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-03
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 124.2% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 14.7% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 18.5%.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
- 3,082 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.05 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.17 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,915 t, 63% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Korean Register | Korea, Republic of |
| 2023 | Indian Register of Shipping | India |
| 2024 | 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 8 MRV reporting years, 4 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.