Ro-ro ship · Cyprus flag · built 1989
ISLAND EXPRESS: CO₂ emissions 2023–2025
IMO 8716954 EU ETS3 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 5,862 t
- Fuel burned
- 1,828 t
- Time at sea
- 4,737 h
- Emitted at berth
- 6% of total
- Share of year under way
- 54%
- Gross tonnage
- 7,067
ISLAND EXPRESS against its type
Built in 1989, it is 13 years older than the median ro-ro ship on this register, which was built in 2002 (281 vessels with a known build year). At 7,067 gross tonnage it is smaller than 93% of the other 269 ro-ro ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 14 ro-ro ships here under the Cyprus flag, 4.5% of the 311 on the register. Its MRV returns name it ISLAND EXPRESS for 2023 and MERNA 1 for 2024–2025. The reported port of registry changed: LIMASSOL (2023), then MALAKL HARBOUR (2024–2025).
Its 5,862 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 73% below the median of 21,362 t among the 238 ro-ro ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 105.8 kg CO₂, 68% below the type median of 327.0 kg. It logged 4,737 hours at sea against a median of 4,872 hours for its type that year. 6.2% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for ro-ro ships was 4.3%. Across 3 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2025 (5,862 t) and the lowest 2023 (3,888 t). Of the 6 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 0 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2023–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,862 | 1,828 | — | 4,737 | 365 | 105.8 | 196.1 | not ranked |
| 2024 | 4,713 | 1,470 | — | 4,406 | 285 | 128.5 | 224.2 | not ranked |
| 2023 | 3,888 | 1,213 | — | 3,090 | 177 | 147.9 | 199.5 | not ranked |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 8716954
- Previously reported as
- MERNA 1
- Ship type
- Ro-ro ship
- Gross tonnage
- 7,067
- Length overall
- 125.0 m
- Beam
- 19.0 m
- Year built
- 1989
- Flag state
- Cyprus Wikidata/AIS, undated
- Port of registry
- MALAKL HARBOUR MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (21.38 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Efficiency ranking
- Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-06-30
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 50.7% higher than in 2023, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 24.4% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 17.7%.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
- 5,951 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.09 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.33 t
- Under EU ETS
- 3,291 t, 56% of total
Laden voyages2025
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 77 t, 1% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 24 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 118.9 kg
The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | RINA HELLAS LTD | Greece |
| 2024 | NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS | 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 2023–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0).
This page draws on 3 MRV reporting years, 4 of 5 vessel particulars and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.