Other ship types · Antigua and Barbuda flag · built 1988
POLARIS: CO₂ emissions 2018–2025
IMO 8716100 EU ETS8 reporting years
- CO₂ reported 2025
- 3,150 t
- Fuel burned
- 983 t
- Distance
- 20,112 nm
- Time at sea
- 2,119 h
- Emitted at berth
- 4% of total
- Share of year under way
- 24%
- Gross tonnage
- 7,944
POLARIS against its type
Built in 1988, it is 21 years older than the median vessel in the other ship types category on this register, which was built in 2009 (451 vessels with a known build year). At 7,944 gross tonnage it is smaller than 67% of the other 436 vessels in the other ship types category with a recorded tonnage. It is one of 46 vessels in the other ship types category here under the Antigua and Barbuda flag, 9.2% of the 499 on the register. The same builder is recorded for 180 other vessels here, 12 of them vessels in the other ship types category. Its MRV returns name it POLARIS VG for 2018–2021 and POLARIS for 2022–2025. The reported port of registry changed: Turku (2018–2021), then Saint-John's (2022–2025).
Its 3,150 t of CO₂ for 2025 is 38% below the median of 5,122 t among the 335 vessels in the other ship types category on this register that reported for 2025. Per nautical mile it emitted 156.6 kg CO₂, 32% below the type median of 231.1 kg. It logged 2,119 hours at sea against a median of 2,231 hours for its type that year. 4.1% of its 2025 emissions were at berth; the median for vessels in the other ship types category was 3.9%. Across 8 years with reported emissions, the highest was 2020 (17,143 t) and the lowest 2025 (3,150 t). Its efficiency percentile within the type went from 11 in 2018 to 81 in 2025 (lower is more efficient). Of the 5 comparable vessels listed below with a 2025 return, 3 reported a lower CO₂ per nautical mile than this vessel.
Emissions by year2018–2025
| Year | CO₂ (t) | Fuel (t) | Distance (nm) | At sea (h) | At berth (t) | kg CO₂/nm | EEOI | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,150 | 983 | 20,112 | 2,119 | 131 | 156.6 | 155.8 | 81 |
| 2024 | 3,919 | 1,222 | 29,147 | 2,945 | 276 | 134.5 | 89.3 | 75 |
| 2023 | 5,711 | 1,781 | 39,912 | 3,979 | 633 | 143.1 | 93.0 | 54 |
| 2022 | 5,543 | 1,729 | 36,356 | 3,490 | 592 | 152.5 | 79.2 | 43 |
| 2021 | 10,037 | 3,131 | 66,299 | 5,556 | 234 | 151.4 | 52.6 | 11 |
| 2020 | 17,143 | 2,674 | 52,666 | 4,672 | 8,601 | 325.5 | 109.6 | 62 |
| 2019 | 9,160 | 2,857 | 58,727 | 5,506 | 747 | 156.0 | 53.1 | 14 |
| 2018 | 9,444 | 2,946 | 62,111 | 5,362 | 718 | 152.1 | 50.7 | 11 |
Vessel particulars
- IMO number
- 8716100
- Previously reported as
- POLARIS VG
- Ship type
- Other ship types
- Gross tonnage
- 7,944
- Length overall
- 122.0 m
- Year built
- 1988
- Flag state
- Antigua and Barbuda per EU MRV 2025
Sources disagree: Wikidata/AIS (undated) list Finland. The flag shown is from the newest official source, the EU MRV return for 2025. - Builder
- Pella Sietas
- Port of registry
- Saint-John's MRV 2025
- Ice class
- IA Super
- Technical efficiency (design)
- EIV (26.97 gCO₂/t·nm)
- Verifier
- RINA HELLAS LTD, Greece
- Accreditation
- 1325
- Compliance document issued
- 2026-02-26
- Compliance document expires
- 2027-06-30
Efficiency against its own type2025
Position 97 of 119 qualifying other ship typess by EEOI, at the 81st percentile. The dashed line is the type median, 69.3; this vessel reported 155.8.
EEOI divides emissions by transport work, which for this vessel and year was 20,217,779 tonne-miles over 20,112 nautical miles.
Reported CO₂ by year
Reported CO₂ in 2025 was 66.6% lower than in 2018, for EU/EEA voyages only.
From 2024 to 2025, emissions fell 19.6% while distance sailed fell 31.0%and CO₂ per nautical mile rose 16.5%.That points mainly to how much the vessel sailed, rather than the other.
Where the 2025 emissions occurred
Methane, nitrous oxide and EU ETS2025
- Total CO₂ equivalent
- 3,198 t
- Methane (CH₄)
- 0.05 t
- Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
- 0.18 t
- Under EU ETS
- 2,576 t, 82% of total
Laden voyages2025
- CO₂ on laden voyages
- 3,150 t, 100% of total
- Fuel, laden
- 983 t
- CO₂ per nm, laden
- 218.9 kg
The rest of the 2025 total was emitted on ballast legs or at berth.
Verifier history
| From reporting year | Verifier | Accredited in |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | RINA Services Spa | Italy |
| 2022 | Dromon Bureau of Shipping | Greece |
| 2024 | RINA HELLAS LTD | Greece |
A change of verifier is not in itself a sign of anything being wrong.
Sources and how to read this
- Emissions: EU MRV publication (THETIS-MRV), reporting years 2018–2025, published by the European Commission.
- Vessel particulars: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons.
This page draws on 8 MRV reporting years, an efficiency ranking, 5 of 5 vessel particulars, a name history and a licensed photograph. Not found in the sources for this vessel: AIS movements in Norwegian waters, 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.