Bulk carrier · Liberia flag · built 2008
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: CO₂ emissions 2018–2024
IMO 9389813 EU ETS6 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2024
- 3,234 t
- Fuel burned
- 1,038 t
- Distance
- 7,462 nm
- Time at sea
- 893 h
- Emitted at berth
- 2% of total
- Share of year under way
- 10%
- Gross tonnage
- 41,655
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GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY against its type
Built in 2008, it is 4 years older than the median bulk carrier on this register, which was built in 2012 (6,882 vessels with a known build year). At 41,655 gross tonnage it is larger than 66% of the other 6,571 bulk carriers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 1,589 bulk carriers here under the Liberia flag, 19.5% of the 8,138 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 34 other vessels here, 13 of them bulk carriers. Its MRV returns name it GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY for 2018–2020 and SANTA MARIA for 2021–2024. The reported port of registry changed: Majuro, Marshall Islands (2019–2020), then MONROVIA (2021–2024).
Its 3,234 t of CO₂ for 2024 is close to the median of 3,377 t among the 3,676 bulk carriers on this register that reported for 2024. Per nautical mile it emitted 433.4 kg CO₂, 1.6 times the type median of 264.0 kg. It logged 893 hours at sea against a median of 1,238 hours for its type that year. 2.0% of its 2024 emissions were at berth; the median for bulk carriers was 2.9%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2021 (17,185 t) and the lowest 2024 (3,234 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 80 in 2018 to 41 in 2024 (lower is more efficient). The one sister ship listed below with a 2024 return reported a higher or equal CO₂ per nautical mile.
Emissions by year2018–2024
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,234 | 1,038 | 7,462 | 893 | 65 | 433.4 | 7.3 | 41 |
| 2022 | 4,640 | 1,465 | 13,747 | 1,196 | 103 | 337.6 | 6.4 | 24 |
| 2021 | 17,185 | 5,419 | 48,318 | 4,200 | 585 | 355.7 | 9.1 | 60 |
| 2020 | 13,475 | 4,276 | 40,405 | 3,983 | 168 | 333.5 | 8.7 | 59 |
| 2019 | 12,499 | 3,996 | 36,053 | 3,845 | 164 | 346.7 | 10.2 | 72 |
| 2018 | 15,899 | 5,073 | 42,361 | 6,152 | 314 | 375.3 | 11.4 | 80 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9389813
- Previously reported as
- SANTA MARIA
- Ship type
- Bulk carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 41,655
- Length overall
- 225.0 m
- Year built
- 2008
- Flag state
- Liberia per EU MRV 2024
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Marshall Islands. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2024. - Port of registry
- MONROVIA MRV 2024
- Ice class
- IC
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EIV (4.91 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING HELLENIC SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ABS HELLENIC S.M. LTD), Greece
- Accreditation
- 1083-2
- Compliance document issued
- 2025-06-30
- Compliance document expires
- 2026-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2024
Position 1,161 of 2,858 qualifying bulk carriers by EEOI, at the 41st percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 7.9; this vessel reported 7.3.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 444,188,187 tonne-miles over 7,462 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2024 was 79.7% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2023, so the series has gaps.
From 2022 to 2024, emissions fell 30.3% while distance sailed fell 45.7%and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 28.4%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.
Where the 2024 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2024
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 3,285 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.05 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.19 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,650 t, 51% of total
Laden voyages2024
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 2,615 t, 81% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 840 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 428.4 kg
The rest of the 2024 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | DNV | Germany |
| 2021 | AMERICAN BUREAU OF SHIPPING HELLENIC SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ABS HELLENIC S.M. LTD) | Greece |
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 2018–2024, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 6 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: 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.