Japanese Shipping Company Releases Online CO2 Calculator for Cargo Transport

Keywords:　Climate Change　Environmental Technology　Non-manufacturing industry　

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), a major Japanese shipping company, has developed the "NYK GROUP CO2 e-calculator," a tool for estimating the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted during the transportation of goods by container vessel or international airfreight, and has made the tool available on group websites from October 17, 2011. The tool is the first of its kind to be developed by a Japanese shipping company (www.nykgroup-e-calculator.com).

Previously, NYK Line individually answered inquiries about environmental burdens during transport, particularly with regard to CO2 emissions. However, the company decided to develop an English version of the tool because general inquiries from overseas are increasing.

The NYK GROUP CO2 e-calculator features the following functions: it can deal with cargo transport by international airfreight as well as container vessels, and estimate the amount of CO2 emitted during transport from loading to unloading; it can also be used for inland transportation by truck or train from cargo acceptance to the destination (only in China and North America); and users can download the names of acceptance and destination sites, as well as the estimated CO2 emissions.

This tool will help inform users about the carbon footprint of cargo transport, and provide them with opportunities to learn actual estimations of CO2 emissions.

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Posted: 2011/12/26 06:00:15 AM