A shipping ton, freight ton, measurement ton or ocean ton is a measure of volume used for shipments of freight in large vehicles, trains or ships. In the USA, it is equivalent to while in the UK it is .
It should not be confused with other types of
ton
Ton is the name of any one of several units of measure. It has a long history and has acquired several meanings and uses.
Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean
* the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds
...
which also measure volume. For example, the
register ton, which is used to measure the capacity of ships, is .
See also
*
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
References
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Units of volume