QIAN KUN: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025

QIAN KUN against its type

Built in 2011, it is 4 years newer than the median general cargo ship on this register, which was built in 2007 (2,852 vessels with a known build year). At 24,112 gross tonnage it is larger than 91% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 38 general cargo ships here under the China flag, 1.2% of the 3,081 on the register. The reported port of registry changed: SHANG HAI CHINA (2018–2024), then SHANGHAI (2025).

Its 3,556 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 26% above the median of 2,820 t among the 2,469 general cargo ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 253.7 kg CO₂, 2.1 times the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 1,301 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 5.9% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Across 5 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2018 (11,905 t) and the lowest 2025 (3,556 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 19 in 2018 to 26 in 2021 (lower is more efficient). Of the 6 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 5 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2018–2025

Vessel particulars

IMO number

9432165

Ship type

General cargo ship

Gross tonnage

24,112

Length overall

199.8 m

Beam

27.8 m

Year built

2011

Flag state

China per EU MRV 2025

Port of registry

SHANGHAI MRV 2025

Technical efficiency (design)

EEXI (8.1 gCO₂/t·nm)

Verifier

DNV, Germany

Accreditation

VS-16026-01

Compliance document issued

2026-03-21

Compliance document expires

2027-06-30

Efficiency against its own type2021

Position 86 of 326 qualifying general cargo ships by EEOI, at the 26th percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 22.6; this vessel reported 16.7.

EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 403,317,394 tonne-miles over 23,086 nautical miles.

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 70.1% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.

From 2021 to 2025, emissions fell 47.3% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 13.2%.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

3,610 t

Methane (CH₄)

0.06 t

Nitrous oxide (N₂O)

0.20 t

Under EU ETS

2,407 t, 68% of total

Verifier history

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).

This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking and 4 of 5 vessel particulars. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, a name history, 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.

Comparable vesselsnearest by tonnage, same type

• ARIANDA 2010 · 24,050 GT · 2,914 t · 238.8 kg/nm
• ADAM ASNYK 2009 · 24,115 GT · 8,528 t · 265.3 kg/nm
• DEVBULK SINEM 2013 · 24,031 GT · 2,089 t · 208.5 kg/nm
• PARANDOWSKI 2010 · 24,115 GT · 5,347 t · 301.1 kg/nm
• AMSTEL CONFIDENCE 2011 · 24,020 GT · 4,108 t · 242.3 kg/nm
• LINDEN 2004 · 24,140 GT · 1,723 t · 233.1 kg/nm
• IVS MERLIN 2011 · 24,020 GT · 6,311 t · 233.0 kg/nm
• UBC TOKYO 2005 · 24,140 GT · 3,327 t · 251.3 kg/nm