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What does Teus mean and what does it stand for? History
What is TEU, what is the abbreviation?
Those who are working in the Import-Export Industry or Sea Freight will certainly have heard of Teus. This is an imprecise unit of cargo capacity to describe the cargo capacity of a container ship or a container terminal. What is Teus? TEU stands for Twenty-foot equivalent unit, simply understood this is a unit of measurement equivalent to 20 feet. It is one of the most widely used and popular units of measurement in sea transport today.
Currently, there are 3 popular types of containers: 20ft, 40ft, 50ft. Therefore, 1TEU is calculated to be equivalent to about 39 m³ of volume, or corresponding to 1 container of 20ft, from which 1 container of 40 fr = 2 TEU. In addition, 45ft containers are also converted into 2 TEUs. Formula: 1 teu = ton or 1 teu = Container. Besides, in addition to the TEUS unit, FEU units can be used. And 2 TEU= 1 FEU.
Some history about TEU
TEU originates from the container shipping industry. It first originated based on shipping containers following the standardization of the unit founded by Mr. Malcolm McLean. He was known as a Businessman in the Road Transport Industry. In the 1900s, he found loading and unloading goods quite difficult and time-consuming. Because previous forms of transporting goods were mainly in containers, sacks, etc.
Therefore, he figured he could rely on standard-sized containers to store goods. Because containers can transport both trucks and ships without having to load and unload goods at different locations. After research, he sold the shipping company and designed and built containers. He bought an Ideal X tanker and redesigned it to fit another 58 containers inside. In April 1956, the first container shipment departed from New Jersey to Houston. Thereby opening a new era for the sea transport industry.
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Proship shares all information related to Teus
Proship Logistics has answered questions about what Teus is as well as the history of TEU. Next is other information related to Teus that import-export enterprises also need to know:
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TOP 10 seaports by cargo volume in 2021
The seaport with the largest annual "performance" in the world is currently Shanghai Port - China with cargo throughput reaching 47 million TEU in 2021 - despite the Chinese government's Zero-Covid Policy. Shanghai Port has topped the list of the world's busiest ports for the past 12 years, outpacing Singapore's second-busiest seaport by more than 10 million TEUs in 2021.
| Port Name | Volume of goods handled (2021) |
| Shanghai Port (China) | 47 million TEUs |
| Singapore Port | 37.5 million TEUs |
| Ningbo Port (China) | 31.1 million TEUs |
| Shenzhen Port (China) | 28.8 million TEUs |
| Guangzhou Port (China) | 24.2 million TEUs |
| Qingdao Port (China) | 23.7 million TEUs |
| Busan Port (Korea) | 22.7 million TEUs |
| Tianjin Port (China) | 20.3 million TEUs |
| Port of Los Angeles | 20.1 million TEUs |
| Hong Kong Port | 17.8 million TEUs |
The role of TEU in seaport operations
The application of the TEU unit has brought the sea transport industry a new step forward, which can be considered an important breakthrough. Thanks to that, people can easily measure capacity and determine the amount of goods passing through the seaport.
When making statistical reports on goods in individual ports or using it at the World Bank as a standard unit of measurement, TEU has many different uses. Instead of applying the previous calculation method (by tons), TEU has helped port units in Shenzhen and Shanghai, the two leading ports in China, easily handle more than 65 million TEUs annually, equivalent to 5 4 million TEUs per month is not a small number.
Thanks to TEU, we can easily calculate and draw a clear picture, it is considered a standard unit of measurement and widely used in many places. In addition to ports in China, Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are the leading ports in the United States, handling an average of about 1.4 million TEU/month/2 ports, about 16 million TEU/year.
Thanks to the advent of TEUs and containers, goods are easily transported onto ships in clusters and each year up to 200 million containers are transported. As a result, transportation standards have changed, most importantly the exchange of truck components of the same size and shape (capacity does not change) or the change of truck disassembly parts. .
Thanks to that, the use of transport pallets to suit standard containers or logistic trucks has completely changed, meeting global freight needs. We can easily see that the role of the TEU unit is very important and necessary. It contributes to promoting the development of multimodal transport in particular and the logistics industry in general.
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Outstanding features of TEU
Teus in sea transport has outstanding features such as:
Used to standardize container units
Since McLean's time, the size of the container was 35 feet, and his opponent was 24 feet. However, after a period of standardization, this unit was based on ISO in 1986, 20 feet and 40 feet containers. A 20-foot container is known as a standard container unit also known as TEU.
Used to calculate capacity and capacity of ships in TEU
In addition to being used as a unit of container measurement, Teu is also used to calculate capacity, capacity, and size of shipping ships. Based on ship size to classify ship capacity:
- Small feeder (small ship): 1,000 TEU;
- Feeder (medium vessel): 1,000 – 2,000 TEU;
- Feedermax (normal ships): 2,000 – 3,000 TEU;
- Panamax vessels: 3,000 – 5,000 TEU;
- Post Panamax vessels: 5,000 – 10,000 TEU;
- New Panamax vessels (2014-): 10,000 – 14,500 TEU;
- Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV): from 14,500TEU or more.
In the world today, the largest container ship belongs to the Korean shipping company HMM. With the following technical specifications of HMM Algeciras ship: length 399.9m, width, 61m, height 70m, capacity of 23,964 TEU. With a ship construction cost of 140 million USD and a Panamanian nationality, the container ship.
Comparison between TEU and FEU units
| TEU (Twenty Foot Equivalent) | FEU (Forty Foot Equivalent) | |
| External dimensions | 20′ x 8′ x 8′ | 40′ x 8′ x 8′ |
| Inside size | 19′ 5” x 7′ 8” x 7′ 9.5” | 39′ 6.5” x 7′ 8” x 7′ 9.5” |
| Door height | 2.27 m | |
| Maximum capacity | 28 CBM | 58 CBM |
| Number of Pallets | 9 – 11 | 20 – 24 |
| TEU : FEU | 2 TEUs = 1 FEU | |
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Does Proship Logistics accept import and export of LCL retail goods to Mainland countries by sea?
Proship Joint Stock Company is a unit specializing in providing low-cost LCL cargo transportation services to major countries, receiving import and export of retail goods to ensure safety and efficiency, meeting the needs of private/private customers. Business/Corporation. We specialize in retail shipments from Vietnam to other countries. Each container shipped in bulk will have many customs declarations, which is very convenient for the comparison process and presentation of customs clearance documents when needed. We clearly understand what TEU is or any unit involved in maritime transport to advise and answer questions for customers before signing a contract to transport LCL cargo by sea container.
With this service, PROSHIP acts as a Consolidator who will collect LCL shipments of many Shippers at CFS, arrange, classify and pack them into one container. Then arrange transportation from loading port to destination port. We will also provide a fixed weekly LCL schedule to many destinations such as Korea, Japan, Shanghai, China, USA, Germany, Australia, etc. to help you plan your shipping. Fast and accurate goods.
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Shipping method - Proship's LCL delivery
We flexibly apply LCL shipping and delivery methods as follows:
- Transporting goods from Port to Port;
- Transporting containers from Port to Warehouse;
- Transporting retail goods from Warehouse to Warehouse;
- Transport LCL goods to door upon request;
- Other accompanying services depend on the specific needs of customers.
Benefits customers receive from LCL shipping services to Chinh Ngach countries
Customers who choose Chinh Ngach retail import-export service will receive many practical benefits:
- Service rates for sending LCL retail goods to other countries by Container are always reasonably cheap, professional services, and quick procedures;
- CFS warehouses collect retail goods located in strategic locations nationwide, creating effective and complete LCL solutions for customers;
- Agents and partners are spread across many countries, so you can rest assured that the goods will be sent as quickly as possible;
- Experienced staff, promptly consulting and quoting customers;
- Direct shipping to/from North American, South American, European and Asian ports;
- Consolidation service at international transit stations, service coverage to transit routes;
- There are many direct export and import shipments every week;
- Consolidate goods in many countries (USA, Japan, Germany, Australia, China, Shanghai,...), store goods waiting for delivery;
- You can track your order directly through the Websites or through our consulting staff;
- Compensation policy for goods at market price if shipping errors are detected;
- Many service packages for customers to choose from such as: CY-CY shipping, Door to Door shipping, Shipping according to Incoterms terms in the contract.
Proship focuses on customers
We target the following objects and customer segments:
- Corporations, domestic and foreign companies that need to transport goods;
- Factories, projects, general agents and services for domestic goods, international import and export;
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Above is information related to what Teus is , the history of Teus, its role, outstanding features as well as the best performing unit of cheap LCL cargo shipping service to Mainstream countries. Businesses that need to combine/send LCL cargo safely and accurately in terms of schedule and time should consult Proship Logistics' services.
You can feel secure sending goods here because we will collect goods from many retail customers, each customer will have a container declaration (ie 1 container has many declarations), most importantly, there is always the support of our team. Skilled personnel, with customs, logistics, import-export, etc. For details, please contact 0909 344 247.
Shipping contact hotline:
Ms Tien: 0909 986 247
Ms Dung: 0939 999 247
Ms Duy: 0902 581 247
