Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship) · Netherlands flag · built 2002

ZUIDERDAM: CO₂ emissions 2019–2025

IMO 9221279 MMSI 245304000EU ETS4 reporting years

CO₂ reported 2025: 11,911 t
Fuel burned: 3,778 t
Time at sea: 862 h
Emitted at berth: 8% of total
Share of year under way: 10%
Gross tonnage: 82,820

ZUIDERDAM against its type

Built in 2002, it is 8 years older than the median cruise ship on this register, which was built in 2010 (195 vessels with a known build year). At 82,820 gross tonnage it is larger than 54% of the other 177 cruise ships with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 7 cruise ships here under the Netherlands flag, 3.5% of the 202 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 132 other vessels here, 60 of them cruise ships. Holland America Line is linked to 17 vessels on this register. The returns for 2019–2025 all give Rotterdam as port of registry.

Its 11,911 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 62% below the median of 31,269 t among the 200 cruise ships on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 913.2 kg CO₂, 11% above the type median of 821.3 kg. It logged 862 hours at sea against a median of 3,133 hours for its type that year. 8.3% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for cruise ships was 15.1%. Across 4 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2023 (33,652 t) and the lowest 2025 (11,911 t). Of the 6 sister ships listed below with a 2025 return, 3 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.

Emissions by year2019–2025

Year	CO₂ (t)	Fuel (t)	Distance (nm)	At sea (h)	At berth (t)	kg CO₂/nm	EEOI	Percentile
2025	11,911	3,778	—	862	989	913.2	—	—
2024	21,834	6,913	—	1,483	1,747	947.4	—	—
2023	33,652	10,736	—	2,216	3,044	976.6	—	—
2019	28,376	9,035	—	2,204	2,923	949.5	—	—

Vessel particulars

IMO number: 9221279
MMSI: 245304000
Call sign: PBIG
Ship type: Passenger ship (Cruise Passenger ship)
Gross tonnage: 82,820
Length overall: 285.0 m
Beam: 32.0 m
Year built: 2002
Flag state: Netherlands per EU MRV 2025
Builder: Fincantieri
Port of registry: Rotterdam MRV 2025
Technical efficiency (design): EEXI (10.8 gCO₂/t·nm)
Operator: Holland America Line, Holland America Line
Verifier: DNV, Germany
Accreditation: VS-16026-01
Compliance document issued: 2026-03-18
Compliance document expires: 2027-06-30

Reported CO₂ by year

Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 58.0% lower than in 2019, for EU/EEA voyages only. No return is recorded for 2020, 2021, 2022, so the series has gaps.

From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 45.4% and CO₂ per nautical mile fell 3.6%.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: 12,097 t
Methane (CH₄): 0.19 t
Nitrous oxide (N₂O): 0.68 t
Under EU ETS: 8,637 t, 73% of total

Observed movementsAIS · Norwegian waters

First seen: 02 Aug 2025
Last seen: 04 Aug 2025
Days observed: 3
Positions: 221
Median speed: 18.7 kn

Its recorded positions span 58.0°N to 60.5°N and 4.5°E to 7.1°E.

18 hourly points from 221 positions. Filled circle first, open circle last; squares are ports for orientation, not calls.

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.

Sources and how to read this

Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2019–2025, published by the European Commission.
Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
Movements: Norwegian Coastal Administration open AIS extract.

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