Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Malta flag · built 2024

MEIN SCHIFF 7: CO₂ emissions 2024–2025

IMO 9851189 MMSI 256750000EU ETS2 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025: 49,993 t
Fuel burned: 15,594 t
Time at sea: 5,140 h
Emitted at berth: 16% of total
Share of year under way: 59%
Gross tonnage: 112,982

MEIN SCHIFF 7 against its type

Built in 2024, it is 14 years newer than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 112,982 gross tonnage it is larger than 73% 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 2024–2025 all give VALLETTA as port of registry.

Its 49,993 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 1.6 times the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 744.6 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 5,140 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 16.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Of the 8 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 0 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2024–2025

Year	CO₂ (t)	Fuel (t)	Distance (nm)	At sea (h)	At berth (t)	kg CO₂/nm	EEOI	Percentile
2025	49,993	15,594	—	5,140	8,128	744.6	—	—
2024	31,499	9,825	—	3,097	5,070	747.0	—	—

Vessel particulars

IMO number: 9851189
MMSI: 256750000
Call sign: 9HA5959
Ship type: Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship)
Gross tonnage: 112,982
Length overall: 316.0 m
Beam: 42.0 m
Year built: 2024
Flag state: Malta per EU MRV 2025
Builder: Meyer Turku
Port of registry: VALLETTA MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design): EEXI (7.43 gCO₂/t·nm)
Operator: 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 58.7% higher than in 2024, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 58.7% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 0.3%.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: 50,759 t
Methane (CH₄): 0.78 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O): 2.81 t
Under EU ETS: 36,386 t, 73% of total

Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters

First seen: 01 Jul 2025
Last seen: 09 Jul 2026
Days observed: 55
Positions: 5,204
Median speed: 15.7 kn

Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 71.0°N and 4.4°E to 23.0°E.

400 hourly points from 5,204 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.

Port state inspectionsUnited States waters

Date	Port	Authority	Deficiencies	Outcome
2023-11-23	APO, AE,	USCG	—	Released

Sources and how to read this

Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2024–2025, published by the European Commission.
Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
Inspections: USCG PSIX.

This page draws on 2 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a licensed photograph and US port state inspections. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, a name history and a sanctions listing.

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.