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Jebel Ali to Rotterdam freight CO2 emissions

One tonne of cargo shipped Jebel Ali (AEJEA) to Rotterdam (NLRTM) by sea emits 64.9 kg CO2e well-to-wake at GLEC v3.2 default factors. The same tonne by air emits 3,222.4 kg — roughly 50x the sea number.

Lane noteGulf-Europe routing via Suez. Jebel Ali is the largest Middle-East container hub; the lane gained a Cape detour during Red Sea disruptions, adding ~5,000 km to the sea leg.

Per-tonne CO2e by mode

Sea freight

Container ship 10,000-15,000 TEU

64.9
kg CO2e
Distance
11,800 km
Factor (WTW)
5.5 g CO2e/tkm
Per shipment
1 t × 11,800 km
Factor source
GLEC v3.2 container 12,000-15,000 TEU (Neopanamax, WTW)

Air freight

Long-haul belly cargo

3,222.4
kg CO2e
Distance
5,300 km
Factor (WTW)
608 g CO2e/tkm
Per shipment
1 t × 5,300 km
Factor source
GLEC v3.2 long-haul belly cargo allocation (WTW)

Mode comparison

On the Jebel Ali to Rotterdam lane, air freight emits about 50 times more CO2e per tonne than sea freight at GLEC v3.2 defaults. The gap is driven by the WTW factor difference between long-haul belly cargo (608 g CO2e/tkm) and a Container ship 10,000-15,000 TEU (5.5 g CO2e/tkm), partly offset by the shorter great-circle air routing.

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These numbers are GLEC v3.2 defaults at 1 tonne. Change weight, vessel class, or load factor in the calculator and see the per-mode CO2e update under ISO 14083:2023 data quality tiers.

Methodology references

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