7.1 Sector Descriptions and Overview

The CMV sector includes boats (excluding pleasure craft that are covered by the MOVES-Nonroad model) and ships used either directly or indirectly in the conduct of commerce or military activity. Most vessels in this category are powered by marine compression-ignition (diesel) engines that are fueled with either distillate or residual fuel oil blends. In previous NEIs, we assumed that Category 3 (C3) vessels primarily used residual blends while Category 1 and 2 (C1 and C2) vessels typically used distillate fuels. The 2023 NEI uses updated CMV SCCs that include information about vessel type. Fuel details and emission factors are the same as were used in the 2020 NEI.

The C3 inventory includes vessels which use marine compression-ignition engines for propulsion. C3 engines are defined as having displacement above 30 liters per cylinder. The resulting inventory includes emissions from both propulsion and auxiliary engines used on these vessels, as well as those using diesel or residual diesel fuel. Geographically, the inventories include port and interport emissions that occur within the area that extends 200 nautical miles (nm) from the official U.S. shoreline, which is roughly equivalent to the border of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. Only some of these emissions are allocated to states based on official state boundaries that typically extend 3 to 9 miles offshore.

The C1 and C2 vessels are smaller ships with marine compression-ignition engines less than 30 liters per cylinder. These vessels tend to operate closer to shore, and along inland and intercoastal waterways. U.S. Naval vessels are not included in this inventory, though some Coast Guard vessels are included as part of the C1 and C2 inventory.

The CMV sector in the nonpoint data category does not include recreational marine vessels, which are generally less than 100 feet in length (most being less than 30 feet) and powered by either inboard or outboard engines. Emissions from these vessels are calculated by the MOVES model and are reported in the nonroad mobile data category and EIS “Mobile - Non-Road Equipment” sectors of the 2023 NEI.

The 2023 NEI CMV SCCs are shown in Table 7.1 below. Emission factors vary by SCC. The SCC Levels were changed starting with EPA’s 2022 Emissions Modeling Platform to accommodate the new SCCs that include ship type. A decoder for the new SCCs can be found in Figure 7.1.

Table 7.1: New Commercial Marine Vessel SCCs and emission types in EPA estimates
SCC SCC Level One SCC Level Two SCC Level Three SCC Level Four
2280201113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280201114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280201123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280201124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280201313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280201314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280201323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280201324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Barge C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280202113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280202114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280202123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280202124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280202313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280202314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280202323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280202324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Offshore support C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280203113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280203114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280203123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280203124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280203313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280203314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280203323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280203324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Bulk Carrier C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280204113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280204114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280204123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280204124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280204313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280204314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280204323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280204324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Commercial Fishing C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280205113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280205114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280205123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280205124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280205313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280205314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280205323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280205324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Container Ship C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280206113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280206114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280206123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280206124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280206313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280206314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280206323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280206324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280207113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280207114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280207123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280207124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280207313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280207314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280207323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280207324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel General Cargo C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280208113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Government C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280208114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Government C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280208123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Government C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280208124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Government C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280209113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280209114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280209123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280209124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280209313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280209314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280209323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280209324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Miscellaneous C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280210113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280210114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280210123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280210124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280210313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280210314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280210323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280210324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel RollOn RollOff C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280211113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280211114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280211123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280211124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280211313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280211314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280211323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280211324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tanker C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280212113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tour Boat C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280212114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tour Boat C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280212123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tour Boat C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280212124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tour Boat C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280213113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280213114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280213123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280213124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280213313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280213314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280213323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280213324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Tug C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280214113 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C1C2 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280214114 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C1C2 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280214123 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C1C2 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280214124 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C1C2 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280214313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280214314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280214323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280214324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Refrigerated C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280215313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Cruise C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280215314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Cruise C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280215323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Cruise C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280215324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Cruise C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280216313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Passenger Other C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280216314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Passenger Other C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280216323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Passenger Other C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280216324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Passenger Other C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280301313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Barge C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280301314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Barge C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280301323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Barge C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280301324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Barge C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280302313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Offshore support C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280302314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Offshore support C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280302323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Offshore support C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280302324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Offshore support C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280303313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Bulk Carrier C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280303314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Bulk Carrier C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280303323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Bulk Carrier C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280303324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Bulk Carrier C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280304313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Commercial Fishing C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280304314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Commercial Fishing C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280304323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Commercial Fishing C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280304324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Commercial Fishing C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280305313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Container Ship C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280305314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Container Ship C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280305323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Container Ship C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280305324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Container Ship C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280306313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280306314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280306323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280306324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Diesel Ferry C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280307313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual General Cargo C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280307314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual General Cargo C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280307323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual General Cargo C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280307324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual General Cargo C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280309313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Miscellaneous C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280309314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Miscellaneous C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280309323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Miscellaneous C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280309324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Miscellaneous C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280310313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual RollOn RollOff C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280310314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual RollOn RollOff C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280310323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual RollOn RollOff C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280310324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual RollOn RollOff C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280311313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tanker C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280311314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tanker C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280311323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tanker C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280311324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tanker C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280313313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tug C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280313314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tug C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280313323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tug C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280313324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Tug C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280314313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Refrigerated C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280314314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Refrigerated C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280314323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Refrigerated C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280314324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Refrigerated C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280315313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Cruise C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280315314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Cruise C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280315323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Cruise C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280315324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Cruise C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280316313 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Passenger Other C3 Port Emissions: Main Engine
2280316314 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Passenger Other C3 Port Emissions: Auxiliary Engine
2280316323 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Passenger Other C3 Underway emissions: Main Engine
2280316324 Mobile Sources Marine Vessels, Commercial Residual Passenger Other C3 Underway emissions: Auxiliary Engine
CMV SCC Decoder diagram

Figure 7.1: CMV SCC Decoder

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