Chemical tanker · Liberia flag · built 2017
BW LITHIUM: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9815252 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 8,402 t
- Fuel burned
- 2,678 t
- Distance
- 40,044 nm
- Time at sea
- 3,410 h
- Emitted at berth
- 6% of total
- Share of year under way
- 39%
BW LITHIUM against its type
Built in 2017, it is 7 years newer than the median chemical tanker on this register, which was built in 2010 (1,951 vessels with a known build year). It is one of 402 chemical tankers here under the Liberia flag, 17.2% of the 2,344 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 52 other vessels here, 48 of them chemical tankers. Its MRV returns name it BW LITHIUM for 2018 and CHEM LITHIUM for 2019–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Douglas (2018), then Monrovia (2019–2025).
Its 8,402 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 1.5 times the median of 5,531 t among the 1,484 chemical tankers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 209.8 kg CO₂, 16% below the type median of 250.2 kg. It logged 3,410 hours at sea against a median of 2,106 hours for its type that year. 5.7% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for chemical tankers was 6.6%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2025 (8,402 t) and the lowest 2020 (2,965 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 47 in 2018 to 52 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 7 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 3 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 | 8,402 | 2,678 | 40,044 | 3,410 | 481 | 209.8 | 15.0 | 52 |
| 2024 | 8,210 | 2,620 | 40,780 | 3,629 | 345 | 201.3 | 7.9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6,282 | 1,997 | 35,635 | 3,258 | 330 | 176.3 | 14.3 | 44 |
| 2022 | 6,741 | 2,128 | 38,622 | 3,894 | 546 | 174.5 | 12.7 | 34 |
| 2021 | 4,941 | 1,556 | 23,292 | 2,240 | 601 | 212.1 | 15.4 | 46 |
| 2020 | 2,965 | 932 | 14,938 | 1,245 | 318 | 198.5 | 12.2 | 28 |
| 2019 | 3,729 | 1,187 | 18,985 | 1,978 | 325 | 196.4 | 21.0 | 68 |
| 2018 | 2,987 | 957 | 16,497 | 1,612 | 171 | 181.0 | 16.0 | 47 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9815252
- Previously reported as
- CHEM LITHIUM
- Ship type
- Chemical tanker
- Year built
- 2017
- Flag state
- Liberia per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Fukuoka Shipbuilding
- Port of registry
- Monrovia MRV 2025
- Home port
- Monrovia
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEDI (6.97 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-18
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2025
Position 709 of 1,348 qualifying chemical tankers by EEOI, at the 52nd percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.4; this vessel reported 15.0.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 559,364,181 tonne-miles over 40,044 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 181.3% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 2.3% while distance sailed fell 1.8%and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 4.2%.That points mainly to how efficiently it sailed, rather than the other.
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 8,533 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.13 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.48 t
- Under EU ETS
- 5,166 t, 61% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING HELLENIC SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ABS HELLENIC S.M. LTD) | Greece |
| 2019 | VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | 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).
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 3 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.