Container ship · Antigua and Barbuda flag · built 2003
BF ESPERANZA: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9252785 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 1,296 t
- Fuel burned
- 413 t
- Time at sea
- 754 h
- Emitted at berth
- 1% of total
- Share of year under way
- 9%
- Gross tonnage
- 9,990
BF ESPERANZA against its type
Built in 2003, it is 5 years older than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 9,990 gross tonnage it is smaller than 89% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 73 container ships here under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, 2.1% of the 3,495 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 180 other vessels here, 110 of them container ships. The returns for 2018–2025 all give SAINT-JOHN'S as port of registry.
Its 1,296 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 92% below the median of 16,359 t among the 2,234 container ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 282.6 kg CO₂, 48% below the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 754 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 1.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2020 (5,147 t) and the lowest 2025 (1,296 t). Of the 5 sister ships 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 | 1,296 | 413 | — | 754 | 17 | 282.6 | 59.7 | not ranked |
| 2024 | 4,888 | 1,568 | — | 2,975 | 92 | 264.7 | 67.4 | not ranked |
| 2023 | 2,028 | 649 | — | 782 | 82 | 245.0 | 38.9 | not ranked |
| 2022 | 1,682 | 532 | — | 625 | 56 | 268.9 | 57.8 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 3,972 | 1,258 | — | 1,848 | 120 | 215.7 | 66.4 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 5,147 | 1,631 | — | 1,889 | 73 | 244.3 | 41.8 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 4,573 | 1,460 | 34,018 | 2,932 | 112 | 134.4 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 2018 | 3,785 | 1,209 | — | 3,195 | 146 | 290.7 | 84.8 | not ranked |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9252785
- Ship type
- Container ship
- Gross tonnage
- 9,990
- Length overall
- 134.4 m
- Year built
- 2003
- Flag state
- Antigua and Barbuda per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Pella Sietas
- Port of registry
- SAINT-JOHN'S MRV 2025
- Home port
- SAINT-JOHN'S
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (25.5 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Efficiency ranking
- Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)
- Verifier
- RINA HELLAS LTD, Greece
- Accreditation
- 1325
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-01-28
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 65.8% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 73.5% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 6.7%.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
- 1,316 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.02 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.07 t
- Under EU ETS
- 656 t, 51% of total
Laden voyages2025
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 1,296 t, 100% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 413 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 282.6 kg
The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RINA Services Spa | Italy |
| 2022 | 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) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.