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freight capacity

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
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Value Units Notes
* 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 () 82000 kg McDonnell Douglas MD-11 CF 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 () 16500 kg Boeing 767-300 maximum weight
airplane Average New Yorker World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities New York: Aircraft () 21000 kg Boeing 777-200 maximum weight
airplane Average New Yorker World Class Shipping 2013 Air cargo capacities New York: Aircraft () 2897 kg Boeing 737-400 maximum weight
* airplane 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

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