Inland Waterway Vessel Fuel & CO₂

Rhine / Danube / Mississippi / Yangtze barges and push-boats. Outside IMO CII (inland waterway exemption) but regulated nationally - CCNR Stage V in EU; EPA Tier 4 in US.

Ship typeInland

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

\text{CO}_2^\text{year} = \sum_j F_j \cdot C_{f,j}

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$F_j$	Mass of fuel $j$	t
$C_{f,j}$	CO₂ factor	t CO₂ / t fuel
$Bench (Tonne-kilometres transported / year)$	operational benchmark	t·km
$d_\text{op}$	Operating days	d

Source: CCNR - Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine; IMO MEPC.364(79) - Cf conversion factors

In short

Rhine / Danube / Mississippi / Yangtze barges and push-boats.

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