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FORTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNIT (FEU) Definition & Legal Meaning

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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.

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