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SUNLIGHT ACE

IMO: 9338864
Type: Vehicle carrier
Average cargo carried: 3,592 t
Technical efficiency: EIV 18.33 g CO₂/t·nm

ISM company (DoC holder) in 2025: KANSAI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.

Report year

2025 at a glance

From the 2025 THETIS-MRV report. Carries about 3,592 t of cargo on average.

Fuel per mile

96.8 kg/nm

Vehicle carrier median 99.9 kg/nm (−3%)

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)

84.28

g CO₂/t·nm · Vehicle carrier median 55.36 (+52%)

Average speed

15.0 kn

Vehicle carrier median 14.4 kn (+4%)

Fuel per day at sea

34.8 t/day

Fuel consumed

3,300 t

CO₂ emitted

10,320 t

10,482 t CO₂eq incl. CH₄ and N₂O

Distance sailed

34,088 nm

CO₂ ÷ CO₂ per mile

Time at sea

2,277 h

95 days, 26% of the year

Within the vehicle carrier fleet, 2025

Set against all 506 vehicle carrier ships with a full-year 2025 report. Bigger ships burn more per mile but less per tonne of cargo, so read fuel per mile with the ship's size in mind.

Fuel per mileThis ship 96.8 kg/nm · median 99.9 (−3%)

79.6Ranks 203 of 506, lowest first119.0

Average speedThis ship 15.0 kn · median 14.4 (+4%)

12.0Faster than 65% of vehicle carrier ships15.9

CO₂ per transport work (cargo)This ship 84.28 g CO₂/t·nm · median 55.36 (+52%)

34.70Ranks 375 of 506, lowest first158.48

Middle 80% of shipsMiddle 50%Vehicle carrier medianThis ship

Where the emissions happen, 2025

THETIS splits each ship's CO₂ by voyage type. The split sets how much falls under the EU ETS: all of it within the EU and at berth, half of it on voyages into or out of the EU.

Between EU ports16%
From the EU79%
Into the EU3%
At berth in the EU2%

57% of this ship's CO₂ falls under the EU ETS (5,834 t).

Fuel burned laden

–

Not reported

CO₂ at berth

1.8%

Alongside in EU ports

Methane (CH₄)

0.2 t

Mainly from LNG; small for oil

CO₂eq ÷ CO₂

1.016

Uplift from CH₄ and N₂O, counted in full from 2026

Over the years

Full-year reports only. The Vehicle carrier median is the middle ship of all vehicle carrier ships reporting that year; it moves with the fleet, so a ship can gain on it without changing itself.

Fuel per mile, kg/nm

SUNLIGHT ACE
Vehicle carrier median

60.080.0100.0120.0

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

Average speed, kn

SUNLIGHT ACE
Vehicle carrier median

7.510.012.515.017.5

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’242024’252025

CO₂ per transport work (cargo), g CO₂/t·nm

SUNLIGHT ACE
Vehicle carrier median

20.040.060.080.0100

’182018’192019’202020’212021’222022’232023’252025

Year on year

Year	Speed	Fuel per mile	Fuel per day	Distance	CO₂ per TW	Reading
2024→2025	+0.4 kn	−10%	−8%	−40%	–	0.4 kn faster, fuel per mile down 10%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2023→2024	−2.0 kn	−4%	−15%	+222%	–	2.0 kn slower, fuel per mile down 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2022→2023	−0.3 kn	+4%	+2%	−39%	+2%	Same speed, fuel per mile up 4%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2021→2022	+0.5 kn	+63%	+69%	+191%	+65%	0.5 kn faster, fuel per mile up 63%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2020→2021	+8.8 kn	−24%	+62%	−10%	−42%	8.8 kn faster, fuel per mile down 24%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).
2019→2020	−6.6 kn	−8%	−51%	−49%	+21%	6.6 kn slower, fuel per mile down 8%; worse than speed alone explains (fouling, weather, loading or trade).
2018→2019	+0.4 kn	−4%	−1%	−27%	−25%	0.4 kn faster, fuel per mile down 4%; better than speed alone explains (hull, engine or trade).

Fuel per mile rises roughly with the square of speed for a given ship, so a change in speed explains much of a change in fuel per mile.

Every reporting year

One row per THETIS-MRV report. A ship that changed operator during a year has a part-year report for each.

Operation

Year	ISM company	Fuel t	CO₂ t	Distance nm	At sea h	Speed kn	Fuel kg/nm	CO₂ g/t·nm	Laden fuel
2025	KANSAI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.	3,300	10,320	34,088	2,277	15.0	96.8	84.28	–
2024	KANSAI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.	6,073	19,079	56,468	3,864	14.6	107.5	–	–
2023	not published	1,964	6,203	17,549	1,057	16.6	111.9	62.07	–
2022	not published	3,100	9,750	28,749	1,697	16.9	107.8	60.87	–
2021	not published	652	2,034	9,875	604	16.4	66.0	36.80	–
2020	not published	958	2,984	10,964	1,436	7.6	87.3	63.43	–
2019	not published	2,031	6,334	21,399	1,505	14.2	94.9	52.29	98%
2018	not published	2,890	9,066	29,227	2,118	13.8	98.9	69.44	–

Benchmark and verification

Year	ISM company	CO₂ per TW, g CO₂/t·nm	Vehicle carrier median	vs Vehicle carrier	Rank	Verifier	Methods
2025	KANSAI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.	84.28	55.36	+52%	375 of 506	ClassNK	C
2024	KANSAI STEAMSHIP CO., LTD.	–	–	–	–	ClassNK	C
2023	not published	62.07	56.64	+10%	253 of 417	ClassNK	C
2022	not published	60.87	57.66	+6%	255 of 463	ClassNK	C
2021	not published	36.80	59.57	−38%	18 of 459	ClassNK	C
2020	not published	63.43	57.26	+11%	268 of 449	ClassNK	C
2019	not published	52.29	58.95	−11%	141 of 426	ClassNK	C
2018	not published	69.44	62.35	+11%	267 of 434	ClassNK	C

Fuel per mile and CO₂ per tonne-mile are the ship's own reported KPIs. Vehicle carrier ships are benchmarked on CO₂ per transport work (cargo) (TW), in g CO₂/t·nm. CO₂eq adds methane and nitrous oxide and is in the public files from 2024. Rank counts from the lowest figure among that year's vehicle carrier ships. Methods: A delivery notes, B tank monitoring, C flow meters, D direct measurement. FuelEU GHG intensity is not shown: it needs fuel types, which the public file does not carry. Operators are named only from 2024, the first year the public files carry them; earlier years belong to the ship, not to any company.