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Fifty years of container ship growth - infographic
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So - for those interested in units - a TEU means Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit - yup that is a real thing
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Originally Posted by
BuffaloJohn
So - for those interested in units - a TEU means Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit - yup that is a real thing
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https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2022/2...nt-unit--teu--
The external volume of 1 TEU is 1,360 cubic feet, which is 38.51 cubic metres. The most common containers, used for transport on container ships and on lorries, are designated as 2 TEU.
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Originally Posted by
mklotz
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The external volume of 1 TEU is 1,360 cubic feet, which is 38.51 cubic metres. The most common containers, used for transport on container ships and on lorries, are designated as 2 TEU.
And to make matters more interesting, there is often rounding used when describing containers. A 45ft container, which is 2.25 TEU is often just called a 2 TEU.
And ... a 20ft container is 1.5inches shorter so that a single forty can be stacked on two twenties and have three inches of space between the twenties.