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.

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W2MXEWOZET7D large container ship
UK4NNCG6JYEK small container ship
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Name: Ship_freighting
Full path: /transport/ship/generic/freight
Parent Category: Generic ship transport
Sub-categories
Provenance: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/business/reporting/pdf/ghg-cf-guidelines2008.pdf
distance heavy_goods mobile ship transport