Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Malta flag · built 2017
MEIN SCHIFF 6: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9753208 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 28,071 t
- Fuel burned
- 8,994 t
- Time at sea
- 2,672 h
- Emitted at berth
- 16% of total
- Share of year under way
- 31%
- Gross tonnage
- 98,811
MEIN SCHIFF 6 against its type
Built in 2017, it is 7 years newer than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 98,811 gross tonnage it is larger than 66% 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 11 other vessels here, 8 of them cruise ships. TUI Cruises is linked to 11 vessels on this register. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Valletta as port of registry.
Its 28,071 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 10% below the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 823.0 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 2,672 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 15.5% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (42,051 t) and the lowest 2020 (8,205 t). Of the 5 sister ships 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 | 28,071 | 8,994 | — | 2,672 | 4,351 | 823.0 | — | — |
| 2024 | 35,096 | 11,251 | — | 3,576 | 6,538 | 842.0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 29,895 | 9,589 | — | 2,613 | 4,144 | 816.5 | — | — |
| 2022 | 40,027 | 12,836 | — | 4,989 | 967 | 867.6 | — | — |
| 2021 | 26,357 | 8,458 | — | 2,919 | 1,241 | 832.6 | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,205 | 2,632 | — | 1,323 | 718 | 769.2 | — | — |
| 2019 | 42,051 | 13,495 | — | 5,527 | 1,530 | 863.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | 28,170 | 9,036 | — | 3,623 | 827 | 853.7 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9753208
- Gross tonnage
- 98,811
- Length overall
- 295.0 m
- Year built
- 2017
- Flag state
- Malta per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Meyer Turku
- Port of registry
- VALLETTA MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (9.82 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 0.4% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 20.0% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 2.2%.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
- 28,513 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.45 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 1.62 t
- Under EU ETS
- 20,984 t, 75% 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.