General cargo ship · Liberia flag · built 2011
BBC KENTUCKY: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9488061 EU ETS6 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 4,327 t
- Fuel burned
- 1,381 t
- Time at sea
- 120 h
- Emitted at berth
- 8% of total
- Share of year under way
- 1%
- Gross tonnage
- 9,627
BBC KENTUCKY against its type
Built in 2011, it is 4 years newer than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 9,627 gross tonnage it is larger than 65% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 216 general cargo ships here under the Liberia flag, 7.0% of the 3,081 on the register. Its MRV returns name it ELLENSBORG for 2018, BBC KENTUCKY for 2019–2020 and DEBBIE for 2023–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Panama (2018–2020), then Monrovia (2023–2025).
Its 4,327 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 1.5 times 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 3,977.5 kg CO₂, 32.6 times the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 120 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 7.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (6,724 t) and the lowest 2018 (1,503 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 | 4,327 | 1,381 | — | 120 | 340 | 3,977.5 | — | — |
| 2024 | 6,724 | 2,154 | 36,954 | 3,042 | 46 | 182.0 | 78.7 | 94 |
| 2023 | 2,564 | 820 | — | 1,224 | 40 | 174.1 | — | — |
| 2020 | 3,317 | 1,046 | — | 1,509 | 92 | 187.6 | — | — |
| 2019 | 2,664 | 853 | — | 1,325 | 26 | 196.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,503 | 483 | — | 885 | 16 | 168.7 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9488061
- Previously reported as
- ELLENSBORG, DEBBIE
- Ship type
- General cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- 9,627
- Length overall
- 138.5 m
- Beam
- 21.2 m
- Year built
- 2011
- Flag state
- Liberia per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Panama. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Port of registry
- Monrovia MRV 2025
- Home port
- Monrovia
- Ice class
- IA
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (9.16 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- RINA HELLAS LTD, Greece
- Accreditation
- 1325
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-01-15
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2024
Position 301 of 321 qualifying general cargo ships by EEOI, at the 94th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 23.6; this vessel reported 78.7.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 85,444,727 tonne-miles over 36,954 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 187.9% 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 fell 35.6% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 2,085.8%.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
- 4,395 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.07 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.25 t
- Under EU ETS
- 2,344 t, 54% of total
Laden voyages2025
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 4,327 t, 100% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 1,381 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 9,812.9 kg
The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS | France |
| 2023 | Dromon Bureau of Shipping | Greece |
| 2024 | RINA HELLAS LTD | Greece |
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 6 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.