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TWENTY EQUIVALENT UNITS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-05-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Transport of Goods
- Containers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- twenty foot equivalent unit 1, record 1, English, twenty%20foot%20equivalent%20unit
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- twenty equivalent units 2, record 1, English, twenty%20equivalent%20units
plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A unit of measurement equivalent to one twenty foot shipping container. 1, record 1, English, - twenty%20foot%20equivalent%20unit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Thus a forty foot container is equal to two t.e.u.'s. This measurement is used to quantify, for example, the container capacity of a ship, the number of containers carried on a particular voyage or over a period of time, the throughput of a terminal or the unit on which freight is payable. For example, a container vessel providing space for 800 containers of 20 feet and 400 containers of 40 feet is described as a 1 600 TEU vessel. 1, record 1, English, - twenty%20foot%20equivalent%20unit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Transport de marchandises
- Conteneurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équivalent vingt pieds
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quivalent%20vingt%20pieds
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- EVP 1, record 1, French, EVP
masculine noun
- TEU 1, record 1, French, TEU
masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité couramment utilisée pour mesurer la capacité ou le débit d'un terminal, ou la capacité de charge d'un porte-conteneurs. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20vingt%20pieds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Elle est exprimée en équivalent d'un conteneur de 20 pieds (1 conteneur de 40 pieds, par exemple, est égal à 2 EVP). Le sigle français EVP tend à remplacer le «classique» TEU. On dira, par exemple, qu'un porte-conteneurs qui peut transporter 800 conteneurs de 20 pieds et 400 conteneurs de 40 pieds a une capacité de 1 600 EVP. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quivalent%20vingt%20pieds
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Transporte de mercancías
- Contenedores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- equivalente a veinte pies
1, record 1, Spanish, equivalente%20a%20veinte%20pies
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- unidades de 20 pies de contenedores 2, record 1, Spanish, unidades%20de%2020%20pies%20de%20contenedores
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unidad de medida correspondiente a un contenedor de 20 pies de longitud (6,10 m), empleada para expresar capacidades o flujos de transporte de mercancías. 1, record 1, Spanish, - equivalente%20a%20veinte%20pies
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
equivalente a veinte pies: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 3, record 1, Spanish, - equivalente%20a%20veinte%20pies
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