Ro-pax ship · Denmark flag · built 1997
PRINSESSE BENEDIKTE: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9144421 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 18,457 t
- Fuel burned
- 5,913 t
- Time at sea
- 6,012 h
- Emitted at berth
- 5% of total
- Share of year under way
- 69%
- Gross tonnage
- 14,822
PRINSESSE BENEDIKTE against its type
Built in 1997, it is 3 years older than the median ro-pax ship on this register, which was built in 2000 (483 vessels with a known build year). At 14,822 gross tonnage it is smaller than 64% 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 12 other vessels here, 3 of them ro-pax ships. Scandlines Deutschland GmbH is linked to 4 vessels on this register. The returns for 2018–2025 all give Rodbyhavn as port of registry.
Its 18,457 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 39% below the median of 30,062 t among the 417 ro-pax ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 230.2 kg CO₂, 51% below the type median of 467.6 kg. It logged 6,012 hours at sea against a median of 4,243 hours for its type that year. 4.6% 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 2018 (20,430 t) and the lowest 2022 (16,902 t). Of the 3 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 1 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 | 18,457 | 5,913 | — | 6,012 | 856 | 230.2 | — | — |
| 2024 | 17,461 | 5,598 | — | 5,853 | 913 | 223.8 | — | — |
| 2023 | 17,211 | 5,523 | — | 5,917 | 885 | 218.2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 16,902 | 5,300 | — | 5,516 | 1,033 | 229.8 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17,453 | 5,444 | — | 5,923 | 910 | 221.0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 19,066 | 6,097 | — | 6,005 | 842 | 238.1 | — | — |
| 2019 | 19,712 | 6,329 | — | 6,164 | 2,426 | 239.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | 20,430 | 6,560 | — | 6,246 | 2,349 | 245.3 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9144421
- Ship type
- Ro-pax ship
- Gross tonnage
- 14,822
- Length overall
- 142.0 m
- Year built
- 1997
- Flag state
- Denmark per EU MRV 2025
- Builder
- Orskov Yard
- Port of registry
- Rodbyhavn MRV 2025
- Ice class
- IC
- Operator
- Scandlines Deutschland GmbH
- Verifier
- HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A., Greece
- Accreditation
- 1190
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-25
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 9.7% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions rose 5.7% and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 2.9%.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
- 18,747 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.30 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 1.06 t
- Under EU ETS
- 18,458 t, 100% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Ltd | United Kingdom |
| 2020 | HELLENIC LLOYD'S S.A. | Greece |
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.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.