Ro-pax ship · Denmark flag · built 1989
NORDIC PEARL: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 8701674 MMSI 219945000EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 35,972 t
- Fuel burned
- 11,445 t
- Time at sea
- 5,999 h
- Emitted at berth
- 5% of total
- Share of year under way
- 68%
- Gross tonnage
- 40,012
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NORDIC PEARL against its type
Built in 1989, it is 11 years older than the median ro-pax ship on this register, which was built in 2000 (483 vessels with a known build year). At 40,012 gross tonnage it is larger than 87% of the other 470 ro-pax ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 29 ro-pax ships here under the Denmark flag, 5.9% of the 493 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 4 other vessels here, 2 of them ro-pax ships. Star Cruises is linked to 3 vessels on this register. Its MRV returns name it PEARL SEAWAYS for 2018–2024 and NORDIC PEARL for 2025. The reported port of registry changed: København (2018–2021), then Copenhagen (2022–2023), then KØBENHAVN (2024–2025).
Its 35,972 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 20% above the median of 30,062 t among the 417 ro-pax ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 384.9 kg CO₂, 18% below the type median of 467.6 kg. It logged 5,999 hours at sea against a median of 4,243 hours for its type that year. 5.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for ro-pax ships was 6.7%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2022 (46,949 t) and the lowest 2021 (24,712 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 year2018–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35,972 | 11,445 | — | 5,999 | 1,827 | 384.9 | — | — |
| 2024 | 40,320 | 12,933 | — | 6,714 | 1,853 | 389.7 | — | — |
| 2023 | 39,915 | 12,659 | — | 6,274 | 1,816 | 405.8 | — | — |
| 2022 | 46,949 | 14,887 | — | 6,628 | 1,692 | 440.9 | — | — |
| 2021 | 24,712 | 7,710 | — | 3,704 | 1,696 | 438.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | 35,342 | 11,339 | — | 4,933 | 4,918 | 453.5 | — | — |
| 2019 | 35,190 | 11,289 | — | 5,763 | 3,946 | 388.5 | — | — |
| 2018 | 41,616 | 13,350 | 98,539 | 6,327 | 4,430 | 422.3 | 686.5 | 94 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 8701674
- Previously reported as
- PEARL SEAWAYS
- MMSI
- 219945000
- Call sign
- OWFU2
- Ship type
- Ro-pax ship
- Gross tonnage
- 40,012
- Length overall
- 178.0 m
- Beam
- 30.0 m
- Year built
- 1989
- Flag state
- Denmark per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Wärtsilä Marine
- Port of registry
- KØBENHAVN MRV 2025
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (20.87 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Operator
- Star Cruises, Rederi AB Gotland
- Verifier
- DNV, Germany
- Accreditation
- VS-16026-01
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-09
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2018
Position 17 of 18 qualifying ro-pax ships by EEOI, at the 94th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 335.9; this vessel reported 686.5.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 112,823,619 passenger-miles over 98,539 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 13.6% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 10.8% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 1.2%.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
- 36,534 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.57 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 2.06 t
- Under EU ETS
- 25,350 t, 70% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 02 Jul 2025
- Last seen
- 01 Jul 2026
- Days observed
- 182
- Positions
- 20,012
- Median speed
- 15.9 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.8°N to 63.4°N and 10.5°E to 11.1°E.
400 hourly points from 20,012 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.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS | France |
| 2022 | DNV | Germany |
A change of verifier is not in itself a sign of anything being wrong.
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.
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: 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.