Bulk carrier · Hong Kong flag · built 2014
POLA PALEKH: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9674397 MMSI 477871100EU ETS7 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2024
- 973 t
- Fuel burned
- 304 t
- Time at sea
- 381 h
- Emitted at berth
- 14% of total
- Share of year under way
- 4%
- Gross tonnage
- 24,199
POLA PALEKH against its type
Built in 2014, it is 2 years newer than the median bulk carrier on this register, which was built in 2012 (6,882 vessels with a known build year). At 24,199 gross tonnage it is smaller than 78% of the other 6,571 bulk carriers with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 637 bulk carriers here under the Hong Kong flag, 7.8% of the 8,138 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 95 other vessels here, 41 of them bulk carriers. Its MRV returns name it POLA PALEKH for 2018 and WL PALEKH for 2019–2025. The reported port of registry changed: VALLETTA (2018–2021), then Hong Kong (2023), then Hong Kong, China (2024–2025).
Its 973 t of CO₂ for 2024 is 71% below the median of 3,377 t among the 3,676 bulk carriers on this register that reported for 2024. Per nautical mile it emitted 262.1 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 264.0 kg. It logged 381 hours at sea against a median of 1,238 hours for its type that year. 13.7% of its 2024 emissions were at berth; the median for bulk carriers was 2.9%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2019 (5,195 t) and the lowest 2024 (973 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 61 in 2018 to 90 in 2023 (lower is more efficient).
No EU/EEA voyages were reported for 2025: zero CO₂ and zero time at sea, left out of the trend and of any ranking.
Emissions by year2018–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | No EU/EEA voyages reported | |||||||
| 2024 | 973 | 304 | — | 381 | 134 | 262.1 | 18.3 | not ranked |
| 2023 | 2,094 | 654 | 9,026 | 820 | 171 | 232.0 | 13.9 | 90 |
| 2021 | 1,295 | 413 | 6,300 | 579 | 55 | 205.6 | 7.0 | 31 |
| 2020 | 1,121 | 354 | 5,359 | 445 | 48 | 209.2 | 7.3 | 40 |
| 2019 | 5,195 | 1,650 | 22,107 | 2,359 | 216 | 235.0 | 8.6 | 56 |
| 2018 | 3,619 | 1,149 | 16,823 | 1,755 | 187 | 215.1 | 9.2 | 61 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9674397
- Previously reported as
- WL PALEKH
- MMSI
- 477871100
- Call sign
- VRVA9
- Ship type
- Bulk carrier
- Gross tonnage
- 24,199
- Length overall
- 180.0 m
- Beam
- 30.0 m
- Year built
- 2014
- Flag state
- Hong Kong per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Malta. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Builder
- Qingshan Shipyard
- Port of registry
- Hong Kong, China MRV 2024
- Home port
- Hong Kong, China
- Ice class
- IC
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEXI (5.06 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Efficiency ranking
- Not ranked: transport work below the floor (2024)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2025-05-27
- Compliance document expires
- 2026-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2024 was 73.1% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2022, so the series has gaps.
From 2023 to 2024, emissions fell 53.5% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 13.0%.Distance is missing for at least one of the two years, so activity and efficiency cannot be separated here.
Where the 2024 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2024
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 988 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.02 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.05 t
- Under EU ETS
- 777 t, 80% of total
Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters
- First seen
- 12 Aug 2025
- Last seen
- 12 Jul 2026
- Days observed
- 7
- Positions
- 373
- Median speed
- 11.8 kn
Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 71.0°N and 4.5°E to 19.2°E.
34 hourly points from 373 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 |
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).
- Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.
This page draws on 7 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, AIS movements in Norwegian waters and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, 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.