Freight capacity refers to maximum quantity of goods that can be transported by a given freight vehicle based on the freight mode and the characteristics of the goods being transported.
Used to calculate:freight miles by mode
Varies by: freightmode and lifestyle
| Used | freightmode | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | airplane | Average American | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 2250 | kg | Boeing 737-300 maximum weight |
| * | airplane | Average Earthling | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 2250 | kg | Boeing 737-300 maximum weight |
| * | airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 2250 | kg | Boeing 737-300 maximum weight |
| airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 16500 | kg | Boeing 767-300 maximum weight | |
| airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 19500 | kg | Boeing 737-200 maximum weight | |
| airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 2897 | kg | Boeing 737-400 maximum weight | |
| airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 82000 | kg | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 CF maximum weight | |
| airplane | Average New Yorker | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 21000 | kg | Boeing 777-200 maximum weight | |
| * | airplane | Eco-conscious | World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities | New York: Aircraft () | 2250 | kg | Boeing 737-300 maximum weight |
| * | airplane | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg | |
| * | barge | Average American | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Barge () | 1500 | short tons | |
| * | barge | Average Earthling | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Barge () | 1500 | short tons | |
| * | barge | Average New Yorker | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Barge () | 1500 | short tons | |
| * | barge | Eco-conscious | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Barge () | 1500 | short tons | |
| * | barge | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg | |
| * | bicycle | Average American | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 180 | kg | two-wheeled cycles |
| * | bicycle | Average Earthling | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 180 | kg | two-wheeled cycles |
| bicycle | Average Earthling | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 250 | kg | three or four-wheeled cycles | |
| * | bicycle | Average New Yorker | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 180 | kg | two-wheeled cycles |
| * | bicycle | Eco-conscious | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 180 | kg | two-wheeled cycles |
| * | bicycle | Lenape Person | De Decker 2012 Cargo cyclists | Europe: Cargo cycles (2012) | 180 | kg | two-wheeled cycles |
| * | pipeline | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 221472.454543 | kg | assumed to be same as avg New Yorker |
| * | pipeline | Average Earthling | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 221472.454543 | kg | assumed to be same as avg New Yorker |
| * | pipeline | Average New Yorker | ICF International 2012 Assessment of New York City Natural Gas Market | New York City: Natural gas pipeline (2012) | 221472.454543 | kg | Assuming a energy density of 26 MJ/L and a mass density of 1.882 kg/m3 of propane at normal temperature and pressure (20 deg C and 1 atm), and assuming that propane is a reasonable surrogate for natural gas, then 2.9 million decatherms per day is roughly equivalent to delivery capacity of 221,473 kg natural gas / day |
| pipeline | Average New Yorker | U.S. Energy Information Administration 2008 Natural Gas Pipeline Network | Northeast: Natural gas pipeline (2008) | 4363 | million cubic feet per day | Interregional Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Capacity, Close of 2008, for entry into the Northeast | |
| pipeline | Average New Yorker | ICF International 2012 Assessment of New York City Natural Gas Market | New York City: Natural gas pipeline (2012) | 2900000 | decatherm / day | The total of all capacity into the New York City region delivery points is 2.9 million decatherms per day (Dth/d). Pipelines measure contract delivery capacity in decatherms, which is the equivalent of one million Btu (MMBtu). One million Dth is approximately one Bcf | |
| * | pipeline | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 221472.454543 | kg | assumed to be same as avg New Yorker |
| * | pipeline | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg | |
| * | train | Average American | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Train () | 10000 | short tons | one rail car |
| * | train | Average Earthling | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Train () | 10000 | short tons | one rail car |
| * | train | Average New Yorker | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Train () | 10000 | short tons | one rail car |
| * | train | Eco-conscious | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Train () | 10000 | short tons | one rail car |
| * | train | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg | |
| * | truck | Average American | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Truck () | 26 | short tons | large semi |
| * | truck | Average Earthling | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Truck () | 26 | short tons | large semi |
| * | truck | Average New Yorker | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Truck () | 26 | short tons | large semi |
| * | truck | Eco-conscious | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway 2013 Comparison of Different Shipping Methods | Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway: Truck () | 26 | short tons | large semi |
| * | truck | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | kg |