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Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU)
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What is a Twenty-Foot Equivalent Unit (TEU)?
A standard marine shipping container that measures 20 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 8.6 feet tall, and can hold between 9 and 11 pallets in one tier, and up to 28 weight tons, subject to the ocean carrier's weight limits and applicable highway axle load limits.
A containership's capacity is measured in TEUs, or 20-foot increments. A 40-foot container is measured as "2 TEU".
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