GLEC, ECTA, and CLEAN-CARGO November 2023 Update

Notable Changes

This loosely follows the style of Keep a Changelog.

The GLEC framework regularly publishes updates, that SQUAKE implements in order to stay up to date with the latest standards and keep the certification valid. The following changes are rolled out in the November 2023 update:

The ECTA framework is now included in GLEC, thus the same update and certification policy as for GLEC applies.

CLEAN-CARGO is yet another subset of GLEC, thus the same update and certification policy as for GLEC applies.

Sea Freight

Changed

• fuel_type now has the options hfo, vlsfo, mdo

• load_characteristic is no longer considered for GLEC

Default Values

• fuel_type: "hfo"

• vessel_type: "general_cargo_under_4999_dwt"

• energy_scope: "wtw"

Removed

• load_characteristic

Added

New vessel_type options

• bulk_carrier_under_9999_dwt

• bulk_carrier_under_34999_dwt

• bulk_carrier_under_59999_dwt

• bulk_carrier_under_99999_dwt

• bulk_carrier_under_199999_dwt

• bulk_carrier_above_200000_dwt

• chemical_tanker_under_4999_dwt

• chemical_tanker_under_9999_dwt

• chemical_tanker_under_19999_dwt

• chemical_tanker_under_39999_dwt

• chemical_tanker_above_40000_dwt

• general_cargo_under_4999_dwt

• general_cargo_under_9999_dwt

• general_cargo_under_19999_dwt

• general_cargo_above_20000_dwt

• liquefied_gas_tanker_under_49999_dwt

• liquefied_gas_tanker_under_99999_dwt

• liquefied_gas_tanker_under_199999_dwt

• liquefied_gas_tanker_above_200000_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_4999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_9999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_19999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_59999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_79999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_119999_dwt

• oil_tanker_under_199999_dwt

• oil_tanker_above_200000_dwt

• other_liquids_tankers_under_999_dwt

• other_liquids_tankers_above_1000_dwt

• ferry_ropax_under_1999_dwt

• ferry_ropax_under_4999_dwt

• ferry_ropax_under_9999_dwt

• ferry_ropax_under_19999_dwt

• ferry_ropax_above_20000_dwt

• refrigerated_bulk_under_1999_dwt

• refrigerated_bulk_under_5999_dwt

• refrigerated_bulk_under_9999_dwt

• refrigerated_bulk_above_10000_dwt

New parameter trade_lane added, it's only considered for methodology CLEAN-CARGO, the possible values are:

• panama

• trans_atlantic

• trans_suez

• trans_pacific

• other

Air Freight

Added

• average as the new default for GLEC

Road Freight

Added

New truck_type options

• artic_truck_under_40_gvw_si_engine

• rigid_truck_under_12_gvw

New fuel_type options

• average

• petrol

• lpg

• bio-lng

No load_characteristic and fuel_type for the North American region.

Changed

Default values

• fuel_type: average

• truck_type: van_under_3.5_t

Rail Freight

Changed

Default Values

• train_type: "average"

• fuel_type: "average"

Added

New fuel_type: electricity

New values added to train_type:

• average

• container_train_intermodal

• blocktrain_rtc

• single_wagon_train_rtc

ECTA now supports fuel_type and train_type. New values for train_type are only available for ECTA methodology.

Logistics Site

Changed

Default Values

• condition_type: "mixed"

• logistics_site_type: "warehouse"

Algorithm Parameters

Values internally used for the computation were updated with the latest research results.

Hotel

Added

New hotel_type values:

• convention_hotel

• economy_segment_nonresort

• extended_stay

• integrated_resort

• luxury_segment_nonresort

• luxury_segment_resort

• midscale_segment_nonresort

• non_resort

• nonresort

• resort

• rural_highway_location

• small_metro_town_location

• upper_midscale_segment_nonresort

• upper_midscale_segment_resort

• upper_upscale_segment_nonresort

• upper_upscale_segment_resort

• upscale_segment_nonresort

• upscale_segment_resort

Changed

stars is now prioritized over hotel_type

Inland Waterways

Added

Available vessel types:

• motor_vessels_under_50_m

• motor_vessels_under_80_m

• motor_vessels_under_110_m

• motor_vessels_135_m

• pushed_convoy_push_boat_2_barges

• pushed_convoy_push_boat_4_5_barges

• pushed_convoy_push_boat_6_barges

Changed

New default vessel type is motor_vessels_under_50_m

Removed

Available vessel types:

• motor_vessel_under_1000_t

• motor_vessel_under_20000_t

• motor_vessel_under_30000_t

• push_boat_2_barges

• push_boat_4_barges

• push_boat_5_barges

• push_boat_6_barges