La Superba
cruiseferry
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- La Superba
- IMO number
- 9214276
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- cruiseferry
- Gross tonnage
- 49,257
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 211 m
- Beam
- 30.4 m
- Year built
- 2002
- Builder
- Nuovi Cantieri Apuania
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Grandi Navi Veloci
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About La Superba
MS La Superba was a cruiseferry owned and operated by the Italian ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci. It was built at Nuovi Cantieri Apuania in Marina di Carrara, Italy. When it entered service, La Superba was the largest passenger ferry operating in the Mediterranean, and one of the largest in the world; joined in the following year by the sistership La Suprema, it was surpassed in 2008 by Cruise Roma of Grimaldi Ferries. Its building costed about 120 million dollars. The ship could carry 2,920 passengers accommodated in 567 cabins and 940 seats and 1,000 cars on four garages, with a total capacity of 2,800 linear meters of cargo.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Emissions & fuel consumption
Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.
| Year | CO₂ emitted | Fuel burned | Time at sea | CO₂ / n mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 90,329 t | 28,965 t | 204 days | 838 kg |
| 2019 | 114,103 t | 36,595 t | 255 days | 853 kg |
| 2020 | 108,540 t | 34,807 t | 237 days | 873 kg |
| 2021 | 81,120 t | 25,955 t | 149 days | 1,005 kg |
| 2022 | 107,390 t | 34,464 t | 209 days | 953 kg |
| 2023 | 3,174 t | 1,018 t | 7 days | 854 kg |
Technical efficiency: EIV (31.13 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is La Superba now?
- La Superba has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is La Superba?
- La Superba is a cruiseferry, built in 2002 by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania. The vessel is 211 m long with a beam of 30.4 m and has a gross tonnage of 49,257.
- Who owns La Superba?
- La Superba is operated by Grandi Navi Veloci. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has La Superba been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for La Superba appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).