United Kingdom

New Zealand

United States of America (the)

General cargo (average)

Bulk carrier (average)

RoRo-ferry

Bulk carrier (100000 dwt - 199999 dwt)

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2019: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2025: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for waterborne craft. Retrieved from the EPA's GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx).

Waterborne Craft (freight)

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2025: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for waterborne craft. Retrieved from the 2024 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2023: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2018: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2021: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for waterborne craft. Retrieved from the 2025 GHG Emission Factors Hub (xlsx) file published by the US EPA at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2020: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity for general cargo. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2022: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Emission intensity WTT for general cargo. Well-to-tank (WTT) conversion factors for delivery vehicles & freighting goods should be used to report the upstream Scope 3 emissions associated with extraction/refining and transportation of the raw fuels before they are used to power the transport mode. Retrieved from the Conversion Factors 2024: flat file published by the UK BEIS/Defra at the source URL.

Property	Value
Name	General cargo And 3 Other Names General cargo General cargo (average) Waterborne Craft (freight)
Sector	Transport
Category	Sea Freight
Source	BEIS, EPA, MfE
Region	United Kingdom (GB), New Zealand (NZ), United States of America (the) (US)
Unit Type	Weight Over Distance
Year	2025 to 2018
LCA Activity	fuel_combustion, use_phase, well_to_tank

General cargo (average)

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Bulk carrier (100000 dwt - 199999 dwt)

Emission Factor Name	Region	Source	Year	Unit
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2019	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2019	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2025	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2020	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2022	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2025	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2023	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2024	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2018	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2023	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2018	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2021	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2025	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2020	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2022	WeightOverDistance
General cargo (average)	United Kingdom	BEIS	2024	WeightOverDistance
Waterborne Craft (freight)	United States of America (the)	EPA	2021	WeightOverDistance