ELM ARROW: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

ELM ARROW against its type

Built in 2010, it is 3 years newer than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 35,240 gross tonnage it is larger than 97% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 146 general cargo ships here under the Bahamas flag, 4.7% of the 3,081 on the register. Its MRV returns name it GMB ATHENA for 2018–2019, GREAT FOREST for 2022 and ELM ARROW for 2024–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Monrovia (2019–2022), then Nassau (2024–2025).

Its 2,197 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 22% below the median of 2,820 t among the 2,469 general cargo ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 311.0 kg CO₂, 2.5 times the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 568 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 5.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (5,685 t) and the lowest 2024 (763 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 10 in 2018 to 56 in 2022 (lower is more efficient). Of the 4 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 2 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9419254

Previously reported as

GMB ATHENA, GREAT FOREST

Ship type

General cargo ship

Gross tonnage

35,240

Length overall

196.3 m

Beam

32.3 m

Year built

2010

Flag state

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

Port of registry

Nassau MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (6.2 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-02-23

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2022

Position 229 of 406 qualifying general cargo ships by EEOI, at the 56th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 23.3; this vessel reported 25.5.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 140,613,877 tonne-miles over 11,002 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 61.3% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2020, 2021, 2023, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 188.0% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 3.7%.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

2,232 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.04 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.13 t

Under EU ETS

1,241 t, 56% 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 5 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 4 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.

Comparable vesselsnearest by tonnage, same type

• BIRCH ARROW 2009 · 35,240 GT · 7,520 t · 317.6 kg/nm
• ASPEN ARROW 2010 · 35,240 GT · 4,730 t · 322.0 kg/nm
• GMB ALCMENE 2009 · 35,240 GT · 1,656 t · 322.5 kg/nm
• BETULA ARROW 2014 · 35,503 GT · 5,496 t · 199.1 kg/nm
• PUGNAX 2016 · 34,146 GT · 7,708 t · 534.5 kg/nm
• GINKGO ARROW 2015 · 35,503 GT · 6,601 t · 248.8 kg/nm
• AUDAX 2016 · 34,146 GT · 13,387 t · 711.8 kg/nm
• HOLLY ARROW 2018 · 35,516 GT · 2,957 t · 261.2 kg/nm