General cargo ship · Bahamas flag · built 2008
IONIAN SPIRE: CO₂ emissions 2018–2023
IMO 9363273 5 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2023
- 799 t
- Fuel burned
- 256 t
- Distance
- 3,397 nm
- Time at sea
- 572 h
- Emitted at berth
- 2% of total
- Share of year under way
- 7%
- Gross tonnage
- 20,236
IONIAN SPIRE against its type
Built in 2008, it is 1 year newer than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 20,236 gross tonnage it is larger than 79% 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. The same builder is recorded for 96 other vessels here, 38 of them general cargo ships. Its MRV returns name it IONIAN SPIRE for 2018–2021 and YEDITEPE for 2023. The reported port of registry changed: Nassau (2018–2021), then MONROVIA (2023).
Its 799 t of CO₂ for 2023 is 78% below the median of 3,650 t among the 1,342 general cargo ships on this register that reported for 2023. Per nautical mile it emitted 235.2 kg CO₂, 21% above the type median of 193.7 kg. It logged 572 hours at sea against a median of 1,942 hours for its type that year. 2.3% of its 2023 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.5%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (8,177 t) and the lowest 2023 (799 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 8 in 2019 to 42 in 2023 (lower is more efficient).
Emissions by year2018–2023
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 799 | 256 | 3,397 | 572 | 18 | 235.2 | 18.6 | 42 |
| 2021 | 3,984 | 1,264 | 15,820 | 1,429 | 146 | 251.8 | 12.7 | 15 |
| 2020 | 7,142 | 2,273 | 31,214 | 2,930 | 280 | 228.8 | 10.3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8,177 | 2,599 | 28,846 | 3,225 | 182 | 283.5 | 12.1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 2,392 | 767 | — | 937 | 58 | 219.9 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9363273
- Previously reported as
- YEDITEPE
- Ship type
- General cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- 20,236
- Length overall
- 177.1 m
- Beam
- 28.4 m
- Year built
- 2008
- Flag state
- Bahamas Wikidata/AIS, undated
- Builder
- Tsuneishi Kure Dock
- Port of registry
- MONROVIA MRV 2023
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EIV (7.53 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Japan
- Accreditation
- VS-21325-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2024-05-21
- Compliance document expires
- 2025-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2023
Position 138 of 331 qualifying general cargo ships by EEOI, at the 42nd percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 21.1; this vessel reported 18.6.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 42,976,869 tonne-miles over 3,397 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2023 was 66.6% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2022, so the series has gaps.
From 2021 to 2023, emissions fell 79.9% while distance sailed fell 78.5%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 6.6%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.
Where the 2023 emissions occurred
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 2019 | HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A. | Greece |
| 2023 | Nippon Kaiji Kyokai | Japan |
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 2018–2023, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 5 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.