BRISTOL TRADER: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

BRISTOL TRADER against its type

Built in 2016, it is 6 years newer than the median chemical tanker on this register, which was built in 2010 (1,951 vessels with a known build year). At 21,151 gross tonnage it is smaller than 54% of the other 1,899 chemical tankers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 15 chemical tankers here under the Philippines flag, 0.6% of the 2,344 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 307 other vessels here, 98 of them chemical tankers. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Manila as port of registry.

Its 2,195 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 60% below the median of 5,533 t among the 1,483 chemical tankers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 256.4 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 250.2 kg. It logged 818 hours at sea against a median of 2,109 hours for its type that year. 2.7% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for chemical tankers was 6.6%. Across 7 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (7,130 t) and the lowest 2018 (1,250 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type was 46 in both 2020 and 2025. Of the 4 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 4 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9737101

Ship type

Chemical tanker

Gross tonnage

21,151

Year built

2016

Flag state

Philippines per EU MRV 2025

Builder

Shin Kurushima Dockyard

Port of registry

Manila MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEDI (5.42 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

Bureau Veritas Certification France, France

Accreditation

3-2047 rev. 4

Compliance document issued

2026-03-26

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 623 of 1,348 qualifying chemical tankers by EEOI, at the 46th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.4; this vessel reported 13.8.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 159,669,091 tonne-miles over 8,562 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 75.6% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2019, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 69.2% while distance sailed fell 68.1%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 3.4%.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

2,230 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.03 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.13 t

Under EU ETS

1,127 t, 51% of total

Laden voyages2025

CO₂ on laden voyages

1,273 t, 58% of total

Fuel, laden

407 t

CO₂ per nm, laden

272.5 kg

The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.

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 7 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking and 4 of 5 vessel particulars. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, 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.

Comparable vesselssister ships and nearest by tonnage

• HALCON TRADER sister · 2016 · 13,061 GT · 561 t · 150.0 kg/nm
• CHEMSTAR RIVER sister · 2017 · 13,098 GT · 4,985 t · 174.1 kg/nm
• BOW GLORY sister · 2017 · 13,120 GT · 7,046 t · 211.6 kg/nm
• BOW SUCCESS sister · 2017 · 13,120 GT · 4,710 t · 211.5 kg/nm
• MTM PENANG sister · 2015 · 13,122 GT · 6,634 t · 184.0 kg/nm
• MTM SANTOS sister · 2015 · 13,122 GT · 3,683 t · 182.9 kg/nm
• MTM SAVANNAH sister · 2015 · 13,122 GT · 2,166 t · 206.6 kg/nm
• MTM TORTOLA sister · 2016 · 13,122 GT · 2,923 t · 173.6 kg/nm