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TEU

Meaning in maritime & shipping, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In maritime & shipping, TEU means: Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit: the standard unit for counting containers and measuring the capacity of container ships and terminals. A 40-foot container counts as two TEU.

In Turkish: TEU, yirmi fitlik konteyner eşdeğeri

How it is used

Used in schedules, port statistics and chartering: 'a 4,500 TEU vessel', 'the terminal handled 2 million TEU'. The 40-foot unit is called FEU, and the letters are spoken one by one: 'T-E-U'.

Example sentences

  1. The terminal handled 1.2 million TEU last year.

  2. We will load 820 TEU here, including 60 reefer containers.

Common collocations

  • TEU capacity
  • a 10,000 TEU ship
  • million TEU
  • FEU
  • container shipA cargo ship designed to carry standard steel containers, stacked in cell guides in the holds and in rows on deck. Its capacity is measured in TEU.
  • stowage planA plan that shows where each part of the cargo will be placed on a ship, taking into account weight, stability, discharge ports and dangerous goods.
  • lashingThe rods, chains, wires or straps used to secure cargo so that it cannot move at sea, and the work of fixing them in place.
  • deadweightThe total weight a ship can safely carry, including cargo, fuel, fresh water, stores and crew, measured in tonnes. It is usually written DWT.

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