Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Malta flag · built 2023

MSC EURIBIA: CO₂ emissions 2023–2025

IMO 9901544 MMSI 256281000EU ETS3 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025: 66,358 t
Fuel burned: 23,207 t
Time at sea: 3,966 h
Emitted at berth: 7% of total
Share of year under way: 45%
Gross tonnage: 184,011

MSC EURIBIA against its type

Built in 2023, it is 13 years newer than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 184,011 gross tonnage it is larger than 98% 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 51 other vessels here, 35 of them cruise ships. MSC Cruises is linked to 24 vessels on this register. The returns for 2023–2025 all give VALLETTA as port of registry.

Its 66,358 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 2.1 times the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 978.8 kg CO₂, 19% above the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 3,966 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 6.5% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 3 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (71,585 t) and the lowest 2023 (49,655 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 year2023–2025

Year	CO₂ (t)	Fuel (t)	Distance (nm)	At sea (h)	At berth (t)	kg CO₂/nm	EEOI	Percentile
2025	66,358	23,207	—	3,966	4,323	978.8	—	—
2024	71,585	26,241	—	5,082	8,176	899.4	—	—
2023	49,655	17,965	—	3,321	7,239	990.0	—	—

Vessel particulars

IMO number: 9901544
MMSI: 256281000
Call sign: 9HA5782
Ship type: Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship)
Gross tonnage: 184,011
Length overall: 332.0 m
Beam: 52.0 m
Year built: 2023
Flag state: Malta per EU MRV 2025
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Port of registry: VALLETTA MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design): EEDI (6.42 gCO₂/t·nm)
Operator: MSC Cruises, MSC Cruises
Verifier: Bureau Veritas Certification France, France
Accreditation: 3-2047 rev. 4
Compliance document issued: 2026-03-30
Compliance document expires: 2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 33.6% higher than in 2023, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 7.3% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 8.8%.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: 74,156 t
Methane (CH₄): 249.91 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O): 3.02 t
Under EU ETS: 53,762 t, 81% of total

Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters

First seen: 04 Jul 2025
Last seen: 27 Jul 2026
Days observed: 107
Positions: 10,897
Median speed: 15.8 kn

Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 62.8°N and 4.4°E to 7.2°E.

400 hourly points from 10,897 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 2023–2025, published by the European Commission.
Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.

This page draws on 3 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.