Twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU)

Statistical unit based on a 20-foot-long (6.10 m) ISO container to provide a standardised measure of containers of various capacities and for describing the capacity of container ships or terminals. - One 20-foot ISO container (length of 20 ft and width of 8 ft) equals 1 TEU. - One 40-foot ISO container (length of 40 ft and width of 8 ft) equals 2 TEU. - One container with a length between 20 ft and 40 ft equals 1.50 TEU. - One container with a length of more than 40 ft equals 2.25 TEU.