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Bulk Carrier Emissions & Retrofit Radar

Ships ranked by AER (Annual Efficiency Ratio) — grams of CO₂ emitted per tonne of deadweight carried one nautical mile (g CO₂/dwt·nm), the IMO carbon-intensity metric behind the CII rating — from official EU MRV emissions data for reporting year 2024. Lower is greener. Pick a segment and size class to see the greenest vessels first.

Segment rank (2024)
#222 of 3,531 bulk carriers
CO₂ intensity
2.8 g CO₂/dwt·nm
vs segment average (4.87)
-42% greener
A

CII band distribution

1,301 at D/E
A 1,145B 954C 1,317D 765E 536

4,717 rated vessels · 561 of the D/E set dock within 12 months

Docking pipeline — D/E vessels per quarter

96
Q3
123
Q4
133
'27 Q1
76
'27 Q2
58
'27 Q3
106
'27 Q4
102
'28 Q1
83
'28 Q2

Windows estimated from the class-expiry docking model, not bookings.

Top eligible retrofit measures for this segment

MeasureEligible CO₂ reductionCapex band PaybackConfidence
Propeller redesign / replacement 4,938 5–10% €400k–1,200k vendor claim
Bulbous bow reprofiling 4,887 2–6% €300k–900k vendor claim
Methanol dual-fuel conversion 3,009 5–15% €8,000k–20,000k vendor claim
Turbocharger cut-out 2,601 1–3% €80k–250k vendor claim
Rotor sails (per unit) 2,492 route-dependent €1,500k–3,500k vendor claim
Suction wing sails (per unit) 2,492 route-dependent €1,000k–2,500k vendor claim

Capex bands are indicative vendor/literature priors. Payback appears once price parameters are configured.

Retrofit opportunity in this segment

1,098
D/E vessels with at least one eligible measure
€4,987–11,902M
capex range, top measure per vessel (1,098 of 1,098 with computable scaling)
0.25–0.47 Mt
annual CO₂ reduction available (vendor-claimed ranges × reported emissions)

Retrofit prospects — worst band first

VesselBand Age Drop year
STAITHES · 25-60k E 12y 2026
LANNA NAREE · 25-60k E 14y 2026
MAGNOLIA · 25-60k E 15y 2026
ASIAN PRIDE · 60-100k E 9y 2026
PERSEUS · 60-100k E 11y 2026
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3,604
vessels ranked
1.42
greenest (g CO₂/dwt·nm)
4.65
segment median
# Vessel Size (DWT) Built Carbon intensity — AER (g CO₂/dwt·nm) Grade
200 PRESTIGE DIVA
IMO 9922287
82,597 2022
2.8
A
206 KATAGALAN ACE
IMO 9950521
82,680 2023
2.8
A
205 VITA UNITY
IMO 9902275
82,545 2021
2.8
A
204 DELOS
IMO 9585601
175,157 2012
2.8
A
203 VASSOS
IMO 9933183
82,018 2022
2.8
A
202 INDIAN PARTNERSHIP
IMO 9521409
181,012 2014
2.8
A
209 GOLDEN TIDE
IMO 9977165
84,996 2025
2.8
A
208 NORD KARAS
IMO 9552991
82,354 2016
2.8
A
210 ALPHA DIGNITY
IMO 9462811
176,296 2011
2.8
A
207 NAVIOS MARS
IMO 9747950
181,259 2016
2.8
A
211 FRONTIER ROSE
IMO 9487988
179,266 2012
2.8
A
212 SAKIZAYA HERO
IMO 9780134
80,962 2016
2.8
A
216 HELLASSHIP
IMO 9574236
181,325 2012
2.8
A
214 GINA OLDENDORFF
IMO 9942732
182,002 2023
2.8
A
213 DEFENDER
IMO 9949663
82,680 2023
2.8
A
215 CAPE ELEKTRA
IMO 9527922
179,430 2011
2.8
A
217 FORTUNE
IMO 9737838
182,620 2016
2.8
A
219 MINIMATA
IMO 9952464
82,202 2023
2.8
A
218 TRINITY ISLAND
IMO 9971903
82,777 2023
2.8
A
221 JOSCO LIUZHOU
IMO 9934204
64,231 2022
2.8
A
220 WOOYANG ARES
IMO 9826433
62,625 2018
2.8
A
222 MARAN UNITY
IMO 9729166
180,000 2015
2.8
A
225 KEEPER
IMO 9313395
174,674 2005
2.8
A
224 CAPE XL
IMO 9590826
181,458 2011
2.8
A
226 SIAN
IMO 9942639
82,450 2023
2.8
A
223 LOWLANDS KAMI
IMO 9968346
82,459 2024
2.8
A
228 CAPE BREEZE
IMO 9518919
180,203 2010
2.8
A
227 CEMTEX DOMINANCE
IMO 9919383
99,990 2022
2.8
A
229 BERGE NIMBA
IMO 9467677
175,949 2010
2.8
A
230 KATE
IMO 9427304
176,000 2011
2.8
A
231 XING CHANG HAI
IMO 9758492
81,824 2018
2.9
A
234 SQUIRESHIP
IMO 9391646
170,000 2010
2.9
A
233 MARAN MERCHANT
IMO 9458690
179,718 2007
2.9
A
232 STAR EXPLORER
IMO 9989948
82,362 2024
2.9
A
236 CHAMPIONSHIP
IMO 9403516
180,000 2011
2.9
A
235 ULTRA LYNX
IMO 9811048
81,607 2018
2.9
A
238 SCARLETT
IMO 9484792
176,000 2012
2.9
A
237 HUBERTUS OLDENDORFF
IMO 9731602
209,095 2016
2.9
A
239 TROODOS AIR
IMO 9698226
84,849 2016
2.9
A
240 VELOS STAR
IMO 9728124
81,846 2015
2.9
A
243 NICOLAUS SCHULTE
IMO 9966312
82,004 2023
2.9
A
242 TAI KNIGHT
IMO 9884265
82,042 2022
2.9
A
241 KATAGALAN BRAVE
IMO 9950533
82,719 2023
2.9
A
247 BBG LAIBIN
IMO 9929041
82,022 2022
2.9
A
246 CAPE LEGACY
IMO 9589401
180,161 2011
2.9
A
245 CSSC LE HAVRE
IMO 9853931
120,000 2021
2.9
A
244 FRONTIER EXPLORER
IMO 9511959
179,376 2010
2.9
A
250 LOWLANDS CONCORD
IMO 9959412
82,778 2024
2.9
A
249 WORLDSHIP
IMO 9624457
181,415 2010
2.9
A
248 ATLANTIC DRAGON
IMO 9874600
209,170 2020
2.9
A
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Engine intelligence

Which engines power the greenest fleets?

The main engine is the single largest CO₂ source on board — typically well over 80% of a ship's emissions come from propulsion. We aggregated this ranking the other way around: every engine design is scored by the measured carbon intensity of the vessels carrying it, licensee-built units merged under their design brand. The verdict from the 2024 data — modern dual-fuel designs like MAN B&W's ME-GI and WinGD's X-DF families, together with EGR/SCR-abated and ultra-long-stroke G-type engines, consistently power the most emission-friendly ships in service.

Emission-friendly engine ranking

AER (Annual Efficiency Ratio) = annual CO₂ emissions ÷ (deadweight × distance sailed), the IMO carbon-intensity metric used for CII ratings. It is built only from measured CO₂, distance and deadweight — not the self-reported cargo transport-work figure, which is unreliable. Implausible outliers (top 2% per segment) are excluded. Grade A–E reflects each vessel's rank within its segment. Source: EMSA THETIS-MRV.