A
shipping ton,
freight ton,
measurement ton or
ocean ton is a measure of volume used for shipments of freight in large vehicles, trains or ships. In the USA, it is equivalent to while in the UK it is .
It should not be confused with other types of
ton which also measure volume. For example, the
register ton, which is used to measure the capacity of ships, is .
See also
-
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
