Emission Factor

Container ship (average)

0.0037kgCO2e/tonne-km

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Emission factor summary

Emission intensity WTT for container ship. 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.

PropertyValue
NameContainer ship (average)
SectorTransport
CategorySea Freight
SourceBEIS
Region
Unit Type
Year
2023
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0.00365kg/tonne-km
LCA Activity
well_to_tank
CO2e Calculation Origin
Source
CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
sea_freight-vessel_type_container-route_type_na-vessel_length_na-tonnage_na-fuel_source_na
UUID
9a165c26-5f72-4f36-ad5a-e12fd4e3d19b
Code Snippet
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