MORNING CHAMPION: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

MORNING CHAMPION against its type

Built in 2005, it is 3 years older than the median vehicle carrier on this register, which was built in 2008 (595 vessels with a known build year). At 57,692 gross tonnage it is smaller than 58% of the other 571 vehicle carriers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 73 vehicle carriers here under the Bahamas flag, 10.2% of the 713 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 75 other vessels here, 31 of them vehicle carriers. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Nassau as port of registry.

Its 2,541 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 64% below the median of 7,074 t among the 514 vehicle carriers on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 316.8 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 309.1 kg. It logged 588 hours at sea against a median of 1,639 hours for its type that year. 5.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for vehicle carriers was 3.1%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2020 (23,977 t) and the lowest 2025 (2,541 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 22 in 2018 to 31 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 7 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 5 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9285627

Ship type

Vehicle carrier

Gross tonnage

57,692

Length overall

199.0 m

Beam

32.0 m

Year built

2005

Flag state

Bahamas per EU MRV 2025

Builder

Stocznia Gdynia

Port of registry

Nassau MRV 2025

Ice class

IC

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (14.2 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-01-30

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2025

Position 131 of 423 qualifying vehicle carriers by EEOI, at the 31st percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 51.7; this vessel reported 43.0.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 59,043,913 tonne-miles over 8,022 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 85.3% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 69.0% while distance sailed fell 68.1%and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 2.9%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.

Where the 2025 emissions occurred

Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025

Total CO₂ equivalent

2,581 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.04 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.15 t

Under EU ETS

1,354 t, 53% 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).

This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking and 5 of 5 vessel particulars. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, 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 vesselssister ships and nearest by tonnage

• ELBE HIGHWAY sister · 2005 · 23,498 GT · 19,520 t · 248.1 kg/nm
• THAMES HIGHWAY sister · 2005 · 23,498 GT · 15,246 t · 233.9 kg/nm
• DANUBE HIGHWAY sister · 2006 · 23,498 GT · 19,712 t · 245.1 kg/nm
• SEINE HIGHWAY sister · 2007 · 23,498 GT · 17,867 t · 243.6 kg/nm
• NORDIC ACE sister · 2007 · 23,498 GT · 15,499 t · 227.3 kg/nm
• JASPER ARROW sister · 2005 · 57,692 GT · 301 t · 512.6 kg/nm
• ONYX ARROW sister · 2006 · 57,692 GT · 4,814 t · 342.3 kg/nm
• MORNING CALM sister · 2004 · 57,692 GT · 2,456 t · 378.8 kg/nm