Emission Factor

Europe (North & Med) to- from South America (incl. Central America) - Container ship (dry)

0.0688kgCO2e/TEU-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity of freight - aggregate average trade lane factor. Retrieved from the Global Logistics Emissions Council Framework for Logistics Emissions Accounting and Reporting. (2019). This factor is based on planned distances and a -15% distance adjustment should be applied if actual distances are used. This factor has been calculated incorporating average loads/empty running/repositioning etc. as appropriate to the transport type and as described by the source.

PropertyValue
NameEurope (North & Med) to- from South America (incl. Central America) - Container ship (dry)
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceGLEC
Source DatasetDefault Fuel Efficiency and CO2e Intensity Factors
Region
Unit Type
Year
2019
Year Released
2019
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.0688kg/TEU-km
LCA Activity
unknown
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 15Version log
  • Replaced by: 6e2c456e-716d-4868-b2f5-ecdac3303e34

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_container-route_type_europe_to_from_south_america-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na-distance_uplift_included
UUID
e38c4e91-39d1-4f56-96af-01c6beba857c
Code Snippet
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