{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit)","description":"TEU stands for Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit and is the internationally used unit for counting container capacity: one TEU corresponds to a 20-foot ISO container of around 6.06 metres in length; a 40-foot container counts as two TEU. Shipping lines state the slot capacity of their vessels in TEU – from feeder vessels with a few hundred TEU to Ultra Large Container Vessels exceeding 24,000 TEU. Ports and terminals measure their container throughput in TEU per year, which is why the unit also serves","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/teu-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-18T18:06:46.078457","citation":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Twenty-foot_equivalent_unit_(TEU)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/teu-twenty-foot-equivalent-unit","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) · TEU stands for Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit and is the internationally used unit for counting container capacity: one TEU corresponds to a 20-foot ISO container of around 6.06 metres in length; a 40-foot container counts as two TEU. · Quelle: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Glossary:Twenty-foot_equivalent_unit_(TEU)"}