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The twenty-foot equivalent unit (abbreviated TEU or teu) is a general unit of cargo capacity, often used for container ships and container ports. [1] It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box that can be easily transferred between different modes of transportation, such as ships, trains, and trucks.
Volume of crude oil that can be carried aboard the Knock Nevis supertanker: 9.66 × 10 5: Volume of Taipei 101's gross floor space [5] 1 × 10 ^ 6 m 3 (1,300,000 cu yd; 0.0010 km 3) One cubic hectometre, one gigalitre or one kilostère: 1.4 × 10 6: Volume the 1910 Lakeview Gusher oil spilt (the biggest oil gusher in US history) 1.5644 × 10 6
Oil conversion factor from m³ to bbl (or stb) is 6.28981100 Gas conversion factor from standard m³ to scf is 35.314666721 Note that the m³ gas conversion factor takes into account a difference in the standard temperature base for measurement of gas volumes in metric and imperial units.
One of the largest container ships to call on the U.S., the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, carries approximately 4.5 million gallons of fuel oil. Ship fuel capacity is generally converted to ...
Deadweight tonnage is a measure of a vessel's weight carrying capacity, not including the empty weight of the ship. It is distinct from the displacement (weight of water displaced), which includes the ship's own weight, or the volumetric measures of gross tonnage or net tonnage (and the legacy measures gross register tonnage and net register tonnage).
Loadline displacement – The weight or mass of the ship loaded to the load line or plimsoll mark. Deadweight tonnage (DWT) is a measure of how much weight a ship can carry. [1] [2] [3] It is the sum of the weights of cargo, fuel, fresh water, ballast water, provisions, passengers, and crew. [1]
A spine car with a 20-foot tank container (left) and an open-top 20-foot container with canvas cover (right) A tank container can be loaded and unloaded from the top and the bottom. On a standard tank container there is a manhole, at least one valve on the top, and there is a valve at the bottom. Loading and unloading is done by connecting ...
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