Ro-pax ship · Italy flag · built 2001
MEGA EXPRESS THREE: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9208083 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 39,722 t
- Fuel burned
- 12,421 t
- Time at sea
- 4,215 h
- Emitted at berth
- 12% of total
- Share of year under way
- 48%
- Gross tonnage
- 29,637
MEGA EXPRESS THREE against its type
Built in 2001, it is 1 year newer than the median ro-pax ship on this register, which was built in 2000 (483 vessels with a known build year). At 29,637 gross tonnage it is larger than 65% of the other 470 ro-pax ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 84 ro-pax ships here under the Italy flag, 17.0% of the 493 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 563 other vessels here, 7 of them ro-pax ships. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Genova as port of registry.
Its 39,722 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 32% above the median of 30,062 t among the 417 ro-pax ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 586.9 kg CO₂, 25% above the type median of 467.6 kg. It logged 4,215 hours at sea against a median of 4,243 hours for its type that year. 11.6% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for ro-pax ships was 6.7%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (82,113 t) and the lowest 2025 (39,722 t). Of the 2 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 0 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 | 39,722 | 12,421 | — | 4,215 | 4,610 | 586.9 | — | — |
| 2024 | 47,128 | 15,077 | — | 4,695 | 4,522 | 619.4 | — | — |
| 2023 | 42,435 | 13,600 | — | 4,234 | 2,593 | 627.3 | — | — |
| 2022 | 44,181 | 14,167 | — | 2,929 | 1,508 | 786.2 | — | — |
| 2021 | 40,603 | 13,027 | — | 2,097 | 284 | 937.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | 40,906 | 13,105 | — | 2,767 | 176 | 818.3 | — | — |
| 2019 | 70,550 | 22,617 | — | 4,313 | 3,323 | 848.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | 82,113 | 26,320 | — | 4,577 | 4,332 | 897.9 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9208083
- Ship type
- Ro-pax ship
- Gross tonnage
- 29,637
- Length overall
- 212.0 m
- Year built
- 2001
- Flag state
- Italy per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Samsung Heavy Industries
- Port of registry
- Genova MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EIV (5.42 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- RINA Services Spa, Italy
- Accreditation
- 002O
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-04-14
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 51.6% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 15.7% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 5.3%.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
- 40,332 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.62 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 2.24 t
- Under EU ETS
- 39,722 t, 100% of total
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.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.