Ship freighting

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The category /transport/ship/generic/freight contains data on the greenhouse gas emissions associated with ship transported freight sourced from the UK government agency DEFRA. The following Ship freighting GHGP subcategories provide ship-based freighting methodologies representing other geographic contexts sourced from the World Resources Institute Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP):

To use this category, select the type of ship using the type drill down option.

Next, specify the distance and mass of the freight transported by setting the distance and mass profile item values. The returned value represents the mass of CO2 emitted in association with the specified freighting.

UIDLabel
WZ5M6KD6MQNP large container ship
V279QH7C6C57 small container ship
Distance shipped
Mass of freight shipped
Name: Ship_freighting
Provenance: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/reporting/pdf/ghg-cf-guidelines2008.pdf
Parent Category: Generic ship transport
Full path: /transport/ship/generic/freight
Sub-categories
distance heavy_goods mobile ship transport