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Container ship · Portugal flag · built 2007

MSC RABAT IV: CO₂ emissions 2020–2025

IMO 9329643 EU ETS2 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025
2,353 t
Fuel burned
751 t
Time at sea
430 h
Emitted at berth
7% of total
Share of year under way
5%
Gross tonnage
35,975
MSC RABAT IV
Farid mernissi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · File

MSC RABAT IV against its type

Built in 2007, it is 1 year older than the median container ship on this register, which was built in 2008 (3,088 vessels with a known build year). At 35,975 gross tonnage it is smaller than 60% of the other 3,000 container ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 307 container ships here under the Portugal flag, 8.8% of the 3,495 on the register. Its MRV returns name it NORTHERN DEFENDER for 2020 and MSC RABAT IV for 2025. The reported port of registry changed: St. John's (2020), then MADEIRA (2025).

Its 2,353 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 86% below the median of 16,359 t among the 2,234 container ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 485.5 kg CO₂, 11% below the type median of 545.6 kg. It logged 430 hours at sea against a median of 3,155 hours for its type that year. 7.2% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for container ships was 3.2%. Of the 5 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 3 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2020–2025

Year CO₂ (t) Fuel (t) Distance (nm) At sea (h) At berth (t) kg CO₂/nm EEOI Percentile
2025 2,353 751 — 430 169 485.5 21.1 not ranked
2020 8,929 2,851 18,016 1,295 139 495.6 25.6 76

Vessel particulars

IMO number
9329643
Previously reported as
NORTHERN DEFENDER
Ship type
Container ship
Gross tonnage
35,975
Length overall
231.0 m
Beam
32.3 m
Year built
2007
Flag state
Portugal per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Antigua and Barbuda. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025.
Port of registry
MADEIRA MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design)
EEXI (14.33 gCO₂/t·nm)
Efficiency ranking
Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2025)
Verifier
DNV, Germany
Accreditation
VS-16026-01
Compliance document issued
2026-02-10
Compliance document expires
2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

2020: 8,929 t20208,9292025: 2,353 t20252,353

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 73.6% lower than in 2020, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, so the series has gaps.

From 2020 to 2025, emissions fell 73.6% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 2.0%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.

Where the 2025 emissions occurred

At berthAt berth: 169 t169Within EEA portsWithin EEA ports: 169 t169Voyages between EEA portsVoyages between EEA ports: 1,712 t1,712Voyages to an EEA portVoyages to an EEA port: 70 t70Voyages from an EEA portVoyages from an EEA port: 401 t401

Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025

Total CO₂ equivalent
2,390 t
Methane (CH₄)
0.04 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
0.14 t
Under EU ETS
1,453 t, 62% of total

Sources and how to read this

This page draws on 2 MRV reporting years, 4 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.

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