shippingposition
  • Home
  • News
  • Editorial
    • Vox Pop
  • Maritime safety
  • Oil and Gas
  • Personality
  • Health
No Result
View All Result
shippingposition

Home » Everything You Wanted To Know About TEU In Shipping (2)

Everything You Wanted To Know About TEU In Shipping (2)

by Joshua
December 12, 2022
in Shiptalk

By Hari Menon

Let us take a look at the dimensions of a TEU here.

The external length of a twenty-foot equivalent GP unit is 20 feet. It has a width of 8 feet and a height of 8 feet 6 inches. Its internal dimensions for loading are a length of 19 feet 4 inches, a width of 7 feet 8 inches, and a height of 7 feet 10 inches.

TEU

There might be minor differences in measurements between containers made by different manufacturers but remember that they all have to fit correctly on the trucks they are loaded, meet the specifications of the lifting and handling equipment that are used in seaports, as well as in the container storage area of a ship.

Pallets

Typically, a general-purpose TEU can hold about 11 wooden pallets arranged in a single stack. The number of pallets can go up to 22 when pallets are double stacked. Again, a lot of these numbers depend on whether standard pallets or euro-pallets are used. It also depends on the height of each packed pallet.

While the International Standards Organization (ISO) has set the standards for uniform pallet size and quality through its ISO standard 18333: 2014, the standard pallets and the euro-pallets vary in size. Dimensions of the former are 48 inches X 40 inches while the latter has dimensions of 47.24 inches X 31.50 inches.

Container Load

What is the weight that can be loaded inside a twenty-foot container? Logistics and shipping companies normally load up to 24000 kilograms (24 metric tons) of cargo in a TEU.

An empty container of this size weighs 2280 kilograms (2.24 metric tons). Hence the total weight of a fully laden twenty-foot container will be 26280 kilograms (26.28 metric tons).

The actual weight-bearing capacity of a twenty-foot container is 28200 kilograms (28.2 metric tons) and its fully laden total weight is 30480 kilograms (30.48 metric tons).

Cubic meter (CBM) is the standard unit to measure freight volume. If we look at the overall volume that a twenty-foot GP container can take, it is about 33 CBM (cubic meters). However, the actual usable freight volume will only be in the range of 25 to 28 CBM.

Now, that brings us to the question of what is the basis of charging freight by the shipping company? When a business leases a container for transporting cargo, the charge will be for the full container irrespective of whether it fully or partially filled.

However, for Less-than Container Load (LCL) shipments, according to the convention, if the weight of cargo exceeds 1000 kilograms (1 ton) then the weight is used for the calculation of freight charges.

Only when the weight is below 1 ton is the volume in CBM considered for the calculation of freight.

*To be continued

shippingposition

Kindly like us on Facebook/twitter


Tags: TEU

Related Posts

SHIPTALK: Some Nautical Slangs in Common Usage   (4)

SHIPTALK: Some Nautical Slangs in Common Usage   (4)

May 19, 2025
Evergreen Declares Force Majeure On Israeli-Bound Shipment

SHIPTALK: The Role of General Average in the Maritime Industry

March 3, 2025
SHIPTALK: Responsibilities of Deck Officer When Ship is At Anchorage

SHIPTALK: Responsibilities of Deck Officer When Ship is At Anchorage

October 28, 2024
SHIPTALK: The Speed of a Ship at Sea

SHIPTALK: The Speed of a Ship at Sea

March 11, 2024

Latest News

Lagos Says N4trn Lost Annually To Traffic Congestion: Vows To Enforce   e-Call-Up On Lekki Epe Corridor Monday

Lagos Says N4trn Lost Annually To Traffic Congestion: Vows To Enforce   e-Call-Up On Lekki Epe Corridor Monday

June 14, 2025

FG Should Prioritise Diving For Job Creation – Porbeni

Shipping On Edge As Israel And Iran Fight Fire With Fire

Military Deactivates 21 Illegal Refineries, Nabs 23 Oil Thieves

CG Adeniyi Applauds Ogun II Command for Optimising 40% Revenue Increase

Apapa Customs Collaborates With Stakeholders To Boost Cargo Transport By Rail

IMO Elections: MWUN Rallies Behind Nigeria, Says “NIMASA Has Done Well”

Mokwa Flood: NRC Boss Commiserate With Victims

Lekki Freeport Terminal: Redefining Nigeria’s Maritime Landscape with Unparalleled Performance

Vessels Expected At Lagos Ports As At 13th June, 2025

NPA Meets APM Terminals, Shipping Lines Over Container Movement To Seaport

MWUN, AMATO Disown COMTUA, Say Association Not Recognized By Maritime Trucking Unions

kindly like our Facebook page

Health

Health Facts You Didn’t Know
Health

How Your Habit Affects Fertility

May 19, 2025

Fertility is such a complex process that starting a family does not always come with guarantees. There are many processes...

Fruits For Raining Season

Fruits For Raining Season

May 19, 2025
See Mental Illness Like Other Treatable Diseases – Says Suicide Survivor

Health Facts You Didn’t Know

May 19, 2025
Alligator Pepper: Benefits, FAQ, Side Effects, & Warning

Alligator Pepper: Benefits, FAQ, Side Effects, & Warning

April 28, 2025
Water And Health: The Relationship That Helps Life

Water And Health: The Relationship That Helps Life

April 28, 2025
Some Truths and Myths About Agbo Herbal Concoction

Some Truths and Myths About Agbo Herbal Concoction

April 21, 2025
The Malaise Of Misuse of Antibiotics

The Malaise Of Misuse of Antibiotics

April 14, 2025
Urologist Debunks Breast-Cancer Prevention Myth

Urologist Debunks Breast-Cancer Prevention Myth

April 14, 2025
Lassa Fever Ravages Ondo, Bauchi, Edo States As NCDC Intensifies Its Multi-Sectoral Response

Lassa Fever Ravages Ondo, Bauchi, Edo States As NCDC Intensifies Its Multi-Sectoral Response

April 14, 2025
See Mental Illness Like Other Treatable Diseases – Says Suicide Survivor

See Mental Illness Like Other Treatable Diseases – Says Suicide Survivor

March 24, 2025

© 2021 Shippingposition

Navigate Site

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Coast To Coast
  • Oil and Gas
  • Maritime Education
  • The Terminals
  • Maritime safety

© 2021 Shippingposition