CMA CGM NACALA: CO₂ emissions 2023–2025

CMA CGM NACALA against its type

Built in 2009, it is 1 year newer than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 17,280 gross tonnage it is smaller than 80% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 336 container ships here under the Malta flag, 9.6% of the 3,495 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 323 other vessels here, 23 of them container ships. The returns for 2023–2025 all give Valletta as port of registry.

Its 2,226 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 86% 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 274.0 kg CO₂, 50% below the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 934 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 3.6% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 3 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (2,904 t) and the lowest 2025 (2,226 t). Of the 6 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 2 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2023–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9550307

Ship type

Container ship

Gross tonnage

17,280

Length overall

171.0 m

Beam

27.0 m

Year built

2009

Flag state

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

Builder

Imabari Shipbuilding

Port of registry

Valletta MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (18.8 gCO₂/t·nm)

Efficiency ranking

Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)

Verifier

AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING HELLENIC SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ABS HELLENIC S.M. LTD), Greece

Accreditation

1083-2

Compliance document issued

2026-04-02

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 5.7% lower than in 2023, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 23.4% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 11.2%.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

2,261 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.04 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.13 t

Under EU ETS

1,154 t, 52% of total

Laden voyages2025

CO₂ on laden voyages

2,145 t, 96% of total

Fuel, laden

689 t

CO₂ per nm, laden

264.0 kg

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

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 2023–2025, published by the European Commission.
• Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0).

This page draws on 3 MRV reporting years and 5 of 5 vessel particulars. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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

• CALYPSO sister · 2010 · · 9,008 t · 284.8 kg/nm
• PENANG BRIDGE sister · 2009 · 17,211 GT · 10,970 t · 280.8 kg/nm
• RAQUEL S sister · 2009 · 17,280 GT · 20,245 t · 306.6 kg/nm
• JAN sister · 2010 · 17,280 GT · 3,195 t · 259.7 kg/nm
• MAERSK WAKAYAMA sister · 2010 · 17,280 GT · 1,981 t · 259.9 kg/nm
• CMA CGM SURABAYA sister · 2007 · 17,294 GT · 397 t · 263.9 kg/nm
• CELSIUS NEW ORLEANS sister · 2007 · 17,294 GT · 1,913 t · 327.3 kg/nm
• FERDINANDA S sister · 2008 · 17,294 GT · 11,206 t · 277.4 kg/nm