What does "TEU" mean in container transportation?
SpecificationsThat is40ft container, =2, TEU, 30ft container, =1.5TEU20ft container =1TEU 10ft container =0.5TEUIn addition, 45ft containers are now widely used in international shipping, and 45ft container =2.25TEU (also calculated as 2TEU by 40 ft containers)
The standard box in order to calculate the number of containers, 20 foot container as a standard box, also known as the international standard units, usually used to denote the capacity of the ship carrying the container, vital statistics and the conversion unit is the container and the throughput of the port, the container in the rest of the specifications for the 20 foot equivalent calculation. For example, 40 feet and 45 feet are two standard boxes.
TEU is abbreviated as "twentyfoot equivalent unit", meaning "standard container" (container volume statistics unit, with container 20 feet long)
