MED STAR: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

MED STAR against its type

Built in 2007, it is 1 year older than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 23,633 gross tonnage it is smaller than 74% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 976 container ships here under the Liberia flag, 27.9% of the 3,495 on the register. Its MRV returns name it SPINEL for 2018–2020, NORDIC ANNA for 2022 and MED STAR for 2025. The reported port of registry changed: Madeira (2018–2020), then Monrovia (2025).

Its 2,660 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 84% below the median of 16,359 t among the 2,234 container ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 361.7 kg CO₂, 34% below the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 579 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 2.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (20,786 t) and the lowest 2025 (2,660 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 83 in 2018 to 75 in 2022 (lower is more efficient). Of the 3 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

9337028

Previously reported as

SPINEL, NORDIC ANNA

Ship type

Container ship

Gross tonnage

23,633

Length overall

191.1 m

Year built

2007

Flag state

Liberia per EU MRV 2025

Port of registry

Monrovia MRV 2025

Ice class

IC

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (17.91 gCO₂/t·nm)

Efficiency ranking

Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)

Verifier

Bureau Veritas Certification France, France

Accreditation

3-2047 rev. 4

Compliance document issued

2026-09-29

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 67.8% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2021, 2023, 2024, so the series has gaps.

From 2022 to 2025, emissions fell 78.1% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 16.2%.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

2,701 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.04 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.15 t

Under EU ETS

1,524 t, 57% of total

Laden voyages2025

CO₂ on laden voyages

2,659 t, 100% of total

Fuel, laden

843 t

CO₂ per nm, laden

389.7 kg

The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.

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, 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.

Comparable vesselsnearest by tonnage, same type

• MSC MILA 3 1995 · 23,540 GT · 2,895 t · 333.5 kg/nm
• AS ALVA 2008 · 23,633 GT · 1,979 t · 366.9 kg/nm
• MSC HINA 1994 · 23,540 GT · 2,816 t · 320.0 kg/nm
• MSC SHIRLEY 2000 · 23,652 GT · 17,147 t · 344.7 kg/nm
• SHAHR E KORD 2012 · 23,289 GT · 13,546 t · 349.2 kg/nm
• MSC RHIANNON 2001 · 23,652 GT · 8,940 t · 359.4 kg/nm
• SHIBA 2010 · 23,289 GT · 7,297 t · 365.6 kg/nm
• MSC UMA 1998 · 23,722 GT · 13,216 t · 392.1 kg/nm