CHAMPION ISTRA: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

CHAMPION ISTRA against its type

Built in 2012, it is 2 years newer than the median chemical tanker on this register, which was built in 2010 (1,951 vessels with a known build year). At 30,638 gross tonnage it is larger than 96% 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 40 other vessels here, 29 of them chemical tankers. The reported port of registry changed: Pula (2018–2020), then Bergen (2021–2025).

Its 2,703 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 51% 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 301.1 kg CO₂, 20% above the type median of 250.2 kg. It logged 752 hours at sea against a median of 2,109 hours for its type that year. 6.7% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for chemical tankers was 6.6%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (15,195 t) and the lowest 2025 (2,703 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 11 in 2018 to 15 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 4 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 3 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9489209

Ship type

Chemical tanker

Gross tonnage

30,638

Length overall

195.0 m

Beam

32.2 m

Year built

2012

Flag state

Norway per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Croatia. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025.

Builder

3. Maj

Port of registry

Bergen MRV 2025

Ice class

IB

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (4.8 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-02-09

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 207 of 1,348 qualifying chemical tankers by EEOI, at the 15th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 14.4; this vessel reported 8.6.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 313,944,251 tonne-miles over 8,978 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 74.3% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 80.0% while distance sailed fell 78.1%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 8.5%.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

2,745 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.04 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.16 t

Under EU ETS

1,591 t, 59% of total

Verifier history

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 and 5 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

• GOLFSTRAUM sister · 2011 · 7,243 GT · 8,820 t · 156.9 kg/nm
• RYSTRAUM sister · 2012 · 7,243 GT · 8,196 t · 160.6 kg/nm
• THE PROSPECTOR sister · 2013 · 10,830 GT · 4,915 t · 171.7 kg/nm
• THE AMIGO sister · 2012 · 10,866 GT · 2,437 t · 195.6 kg/nm
• THE SHERIFF sister · 2013 · 10,866 GT · 4,146 t · 184.0 kg/nm
• VERIGE sister · 2010 · 30,638 GT · 7,464 t · 359.3 kg/nm
• VINJERAC 30,638 GT · 10,188 t · 353.4 kg/nm
• ANCE 2006 · 30,641 GT · 11,536 t · 261.5 kg/nm