Chemical tanker · Norway flag · built 2003

BOW SUN: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

IMO 9197284 EU ETS7 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025: 16,485 t
Fuel burned: 5,263 t
Distance: 52,888 nm
Time at sea: 4,047 h
Emitted at berth: 5% of total
Share of year under way: 46%
Gross tonnage: 29,998

BOW SUN against its type

Built in 2003, it is 7 years older than the median chemical tanker on this register, which was built in 2010 (1,951 vessels with a known build year). At 29,998 gross tonnage it is larger than 89% of the other 1,899 chemical tankers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 95 chemical tankers here under the Norway flag, 4.1% of the 2,344 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 80 other vessels here, 7 of them chemical tankers. The reported port of registry changed: Singapore (2018–2021), then Bergen (2023–2025).

Its 16,485 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 3.0 times the median of 5,533 t among the 1,483 chemical tankers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 311.7 kg CO₂, 25% above the type median of 250.2 kg. It logged 4,047 hours at sea against a median of 2,109 hours for its type that year. 5.2% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for chemical tankers was 6.6%. Across 7 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (19,163 t) and the lowest 2023 (2,366 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 17 in 2018 to 54 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 4 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 0 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	16,485	5,263	52,888	4,047	853	311.7	15.3	54
2024	12,063	3,849	34,834	3,321	1,008	346.3	13.3	39
2023	2,366	745	6,069	444	613	389.8	10.9	22
2021	7,819	2,473	20,874	1,710	666	374.6	15.2	45
2020	7,071	2,236	20,948	1,546	490	337.5	13.3	34
2019	19,163	6,120	51,898	4,208	1,333	369.2	12.5	28
2018	7,574	2,421	19,516	1,607	693	388.1	10.4	17

Vessel particulars

IMO number: 9197284
Ship type: Chemical tanker
Gross tonnage: 29,998
Length overall: 182.9 m
Beam: 32.2 m
Year built: 2003
Flag state: Norway per EU MRV 2025
Builder: Szczecin Shipyard
Port of registry: Bergen MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design): EEXI (4.99 gCO₂/t·nm)
Verifier: DNV, Germany
Accreditation: VS-16026-01
Compliance document issued: 2026-03-24
Compliance document expires: 2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 731 of 1,348 qualifying chemical tankers by EEOI, at the 54th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.4; this vessel reported 15.3.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 1,076,719,138 tonne-miles over 52,888 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 117.6% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2022, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 36.7% while distance sailed rose 51.8%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 10.0%.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: 16,743 t
Methane (CH₄): 0.26 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O): 0.95 t
Under EU ETS: 8,248 t, 50% of total

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 7 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: 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.