FORTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNIT (FEU)
\fˈɔːtifˈʊt ɪkwˈɪvələnt jˈuːnɪt fjˈuː], \fˈɔːtifˈʊt ɪkwˈɪvələnt jˈuːnɪt fjˈuː], \f_ˈɔː_t_i_f_ˈʊ_t ɪ_k_w_ˈɪ_v_ə_l_ə_n_t j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t__ f_j_ˈuː]\
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Equals about 25 metric tons or 72 cubic meters. Container industry term denoting one forty-foot container measuring 40 x 8 x 8 feet, or two twenty-foot containers measuring 20 x 8 x 8 feet. For ocean-freight, it categorizes containerized cargo.
By Henry Campbell Black
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