Routescanner, the route planning platform for containerised freight forwarding, has been accredited by the Global Logistics Emissions Council for its methods of calculating CO2 emissions of the routes in its system. Routescanner is able to calculate not just the fastest routes, but also those with the lowest climate impact. It is crucial that compliant methodologies are used to calculate the CO2 emissions.

Since its launch in 2021, Routescanner has seen rapid growth on both the demand and the supply side. Shippers and freight forwarders from across the globe use the online container shipping platform to find the most efficient and sustainable routes. Large deep sea operators and nearly all inland waterway, rail and shortsea logistics operators in Europe share their commercial traffic data with the platform. Routescanner currently has more than 180 affiliated partners. Each day, Routescanner processes more than 750,000 schedules and timetables from a network spanning more than 4,500 terminals.

Internationally recognised methodology

Routescanner is able to calculate not just the fastest routes, but also those with the lowest climate impact. It is crucial that compliant methodologies are used to calculate the CO2 emissions. Routescanner was recently officially accredited by the SmartFreightCentre for compliance with the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) standards. This is the only internationally recognised method for harmonised calculation and reporting of the CO2 footprint of logistics operations in a multimodal supply chain.

CO2 reporting

“It’s wonderful that our compliance has now been given a seal of approval,” says Chantal Gouka, Managing Director of Routescanner. “A recent development is that our users can now calculate CO2 emissions for their container shipping operations within their own TMS or ERP systems thanks to our application programming interface (API).What’s more, because Routescanner holds a substantial amount of data, we can also advise our customers on how to reduce and optimise the carbon footprint of their container shipments. Crucially, the calculations are entirely reliable and compliant with the GLEC standard.”

Routescanner is an online route planning tool for containerised transport. Our motto ‘report, rethink, reduce’ emphasises the fact that our platform calculates not just the fastest routes for containerised shipments, but also those offering the lowest carbon emissions. The Global Logistics Emissions Council has accredited our calculation methodology.

Shippers and freight forwarders from across the globe use the online container shipping platform to find the most efficient and sustainable routes. Large deep sea operators and nearly all inland waterway, rail and shortsea logistics operators in Europe share their commercial traffic data with the platform. Routescanner currently has more than 180 affiliated partners. Each day, Routescanner processes more than 750,000 schedules and timetables from a network spanning more than 4,500 terminals. Founded in 2021 and based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Routescanner now has a hardworking team of 20 people.
Source: Routescanner