Ro-pax ship · France flag · built 2007
COTENTIN: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9364978 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 38,726 t
- Fuel burned
- 12,273 t
- Time at sea
- 4,925 h
- Emitted at berth
- 8% of total
- Share of year under way
- 56%
- Gross tonnage
- 22,542
COTENTIN against its type
Built in 2007, it is 7 years newer than the median ro-pax ship on this register, which was built in 2000 (483 vessels with a known build year). At 22,542 gross tonnage it is smaller than 50% of the other 470 ro-pax ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 27 ro-pax ships here under the France flag, 5.5% of the 493 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 23 other vessels here, 14 of them ro-pax ships. Its MRV returns name it STENA BALTICA for 2018–2019 and COTENTIN for 2020–2025. The reported port of registry changed: London (2018–2019), then Cherbourg (2020–2025).
Its 38,726 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 29% above the median of 30,062 t among the 417 ro-pax ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 461.2 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 467.6 kg. It logged 4,925 hours at sea against a median of 4,243 hours for its type that year. 7.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for ro-pax ships was 6.7%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2025 (38,726 t) and the lowest 2021 (22,716 t). Of the 6 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 | 38,726 | 12,273 | — | 4,925 | 3,077 | 461.2 | — | — |
| 2024 | 31,850 | 9,937 | — | 5,514 | 1,852 | 403.4 | — | — |
| 2023 | 33,954 | 10,591 | — | 5,436 | 2,869 | 403.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 30,746 | 9,590 | — | 4,957 | 3,549 | 407.2 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22,716 | 7,093 | — | 3,858 | 3,224 | 435.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | 29,138 | 9,247 | — | 4,601 | 4,997 | 393.2 | — | — |
| 2019 | 38,598 | 12,249 | — | 6,432 | 5,823 | 376.3 | — | — |
| 2018 | 37,379 | 11,861 | — | 6,709 | 5,398 | 361.8 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9364978
- Previously reported as
- STENA BALTICA
- Ship type
- Ro-pax ship
- Gross tonnage
- 22,542
- Length overall
- 165.0 m
- Year built
- 2007
- Flag state
- France per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Aker Finnyards
- Port of registry
- Cherbourg MRV 2025
- Home port
- Cherbourg
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (23 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- Bureau Veritas Certification France, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2047 rev. 4
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-28
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 3.6% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 21.6% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 14.3%.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
- 39,329 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.61 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 2.21 t
- Under EU ETS
- 38,726 t, 100% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | Bureau Veritas Certification France | 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) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.