Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Malta flag · built 2014
MEIN SCHIFF 3: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9641730 MMSI 229090000EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 59,476 t
- Fuel burned
- 19,068 t
- Time at sea
- 5,060 h
- Emitted at berth
- 11% of total
- Share of year under way
- 58%
- Gross tonnage
- 99,526
MEIN SCHIFF 3 against its type
Built in 2014, it is 4 years newer than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 99,526 gross tonnage it is larger than 68% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 34 cruise ships here under the Malta flag, 16.8% of the 202 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 7 other vessels here, one of them a cruise ship. TUI Cruises is linked to 11 vessels on this register. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Valletta as port of registry.
Its 59,476 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 1.9 times the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 831.1 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 5,060 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 11.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (66,326 t) and the lowest 2020 (8,951 t). Of the 8 comparable vessels 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 | 59,476 | 19,068 | — | 5,060 | 6,589 | 831.1 | — | — |
| 2024 | 58,378 | 18,720 | — | 5,284 | 7,364 | 789.5 | — | — |
| 2023 | 63,758 | 20,450 | — | 5,342 | 6,899 | 805.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | 66,326 | 21,201 | — | 7,795 | 2,089 | 861.5 | — | — |
| 2021 | 29,612 | 9,498 | — | 3,507 | 1,295 | 894.5 | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,951 | 2,869 | — | 1,338 | 664 | 1,050.2 | — | — |
| 2019 | 48,965 | 15,709 | — | 5,958 | 1,384 | 874.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | 40,514 | 12,996 | — | 5,086 | 759 | 865.6 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9641730
- MMSI
- 229090000
- Gross tonnage
- 99,526
- Length overall
- 293.2 m
- Beam
- 39.0 m
- Year built
- 2014
- Flag state
- Malta per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- STX Finland
- Port of registry
- VALLETTA MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (9.55 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- TUI Cruises, TUI Cruises
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-30
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 46.8% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 1.9% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 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
- 60,412 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.95 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 3.43 t
- Under EU ETS
- 47,077 t, 79% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 22 Jul 2025
- Last seen
- 23 Jul 2026
- Days observed
- 134
- Positions
- 12,377
- Median speed
- 14.1 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 71.0°N and 4.4°E to 24.4°E.
400 hourly points from 12,377 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.
Positions recorded per month
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.
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.