Italian shipyard Intermarine has delivered the new high-speed craft SNAV POLARIS to SNAV, the ferry company owned by MSC Group. The new-generation vessel will boost services in the Gulf of Naples.
Designed by Intermarine’s research centre in Messina, the 58.2-metre-long vessel is a sister ship to SNAV SIRIUS, delivered in July last year.
SNAV POLARIS is built entirely in lightweight aluminium. She is equipped with four engines and three IMO III-certified generators, compliant with the MARPOL Convention. These use electronic combustion control and selective catalytic reduction (SCR) to cut emissions significantly.
The engines and generators can also run on biofuel, helping reduce well-to-wake carbon emissions by up to 90%.
The vessel features a cold ironing dock socket for shore power and is ready for hybrid propulsion, allowing zero-emission operations in port.
Four Kongsberg Kamewa 71S4 waterjets, controlled remotely, provide propulsion. They reduce noise in both air and water and improve manoeuvrability.
For optimal hydrodynamics, SNAV POLARIS is fitted with a four-fin stabilisation system and an interceptor system to adjust trim according to load.
