General cargo ship · Portugal flag · built 2013
UAL CASTLE: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 9626168 EU ETS6 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 2,416 t
- Fuel burned
- 764 t
- Time at sea
- 1,882 h
- Emitted at berth
- 3% of total
- Share of year under way
- 21%
- Gross tonnage
- 7,227
UAL CASTLE against its type
Built in 2013, it is 6 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 7,227 gross tonnage it is larger than 56% of the other 2,665 general cargo ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 187 general cargo ships here under the Portugal flag, 6.1% of the 3,081 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 127 other vessels here, 52 of them general cargo ships. Its MRV returns name it VECTIS CASTLE for 2018–2019 and UAL CASTLE for 2022–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Valletta (2018), then Madeira (2019–2025).
Its 2,416 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 14% below 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 126.6 kg CO₂, close to the type median of 122.2 kg. It logged 1,882 hours at sea against a median of 3,044 hours for its type that year. 2.6% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for general cargo ships was 4.3%. Across 6 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2024 (3,773 t) and the lowest 2019 (639 t). Of the 8 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 6 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 | 2,416 | 764 | — | 1,882 | 63 | 126.6 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3,773 | 1,193 | — | 2,976 | 66 | 127.8 | — | — |
| 2023 | 2,346 | 742 | — | 1,857 | 57 | 119.3 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2,851 | 902 | — | 2,786 | 73 | 138.7 | — | — |
| 2019 | 639 | 204 | — | 653 | 58 | 145.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | 1,990 | 638 | — | 1,849 | 71 | 114.0 | — | — |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 9626168
- Previously reported as
- VECTIS CASTLE
- Ship type
- General cargo ship
- Gross tonnage
- 7,227
- Length overall
- 123.0 m
- Beam
- 17.0 m
- Year built
- 2013
- Flag state
- Portugal per EU MRV 2025
- Port of registry
- Madeira MRV 2025
- Home port
- Madeira
- Ice class
- IA
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EEDI (9.7 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- NORMEC VERIFAVIA SAS, France
- Accreditation
- 3-2127
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-03-31
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 21.4% higher than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2020, 2021, so the series has gaps.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 36.0% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 0.9%.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
- 2,453 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.04 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.14 t
- Under EU ETS
- 1,275 t, 53% of total
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | VERIFAVIA (UK) LTD | United Kingdom |
| 2022 | 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).
This page draws on 6 MRV reporting years, 5 of 5 vessel particulars and a name history. Not found in the sources for this vessel: an efficiency ranking, AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.