LNG carrier · Norway flag · built 2006
IBERICA KNUTSEN: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9326603 MMSI 257990000EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 66,317 t
- Fuel burned
- 23,247 t
- Time at sea
- 5,543 h
- Emitted at berth
- 3% of total
- Share of year under way
- 63%
- Gross tonnage
- 93,915
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IBERICA KNUTSEN against its type
Built in 2006, it is 8 years older than the median LNG carrier on this register, which was built in 2014 (396 vessels with a known build year). At 93,915 gross tonnage it is smaller than 90% of the other 377 LNG carriers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 11 LNG carriers here under the Norway flag, 2.0% of the 538 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 660 other vessels here, 109 of them LNG carriers.
Its 66,317 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 3.1 times the median of 21,516 t among the 351 LNG carriers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 977.8 kg CO₂, 1.8 times the type median of 533.6 kg. It logged 5,543 hours at sea against a median of 2,940 hours for its type that year. 3.5% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for LNG carriers was 2.0%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (66,692 t) and the lowest 2018 (5,021 t). 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
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66,317 | 23,247 | — | 5,543 | 2,318 | 977.8 | — | — |
| 2024 | 66,120 | 23,824 | — | 5,220 | 1,167 | 855.6 | — | — |
| 2023 | 49,073 | 17,706 | — | 4,159 | 754 | 867.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 66,692 | 23,657 | — | 6,355 | 874 | 964.5 | 14.5 | not ranked |
| 2021 | 56,311 | 19,993 | — | 3,812 | 512 | 895.3 | 12.4 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 32,838 | 11,701 | — | 2,613 | 486 | 1,000.9 | 15.2 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 31,403 | 11,188 | — | 2,964 | 1,018 | 852.9 | 6.4 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 5,021 | 1,825 | — | 477 | 96 | 712.8 | 11.0 | not ranked |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9326603
- MMSI
- 257990000
- Ship type
- LNG carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 93,915
- Length overall
- 277.0 m
- Beam
- 44.0 m
- Year built
- 2006
- Flag state
- Norway per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Hanwha Ocean
- Port of registry
- Haugesund MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (7.58 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Efficiency ranking
- Not ranked: cargo above the plausible ceiling (2022)
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-20
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 1,220.7% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 0.3% 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
- 67,125 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.33 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 3.01 t
- Under EU ETS
- 36,040 t, 54% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 06 Jun 2026
- Last seen
- 30 Jun 2026
- Days observed
- 18
- Positions
- 881
- Median speed
- 8.9 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 71.0°N and 4.5°E to 23.6°E.
291 hourly points from 881 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.
Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS, Norwegian waters only, 01 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2026. A gap means the vessel was not recorded here, not that it was idle or that a transponder was off.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A. | Greece |
| 2025 | DNV | Germany |
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.
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, a name history, 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.