Twenty-foot equivalent unit

The twenty-foot equivalent unit (often TEU or teu) is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals. It is based on the volume of a 20-foot-long (6.1 m) intermodal container, a standard-sized metal box which can be easily transferred between different modes of transportation, such as ships, trains and trucks.

The container is defined by its length though there is a lack of standardisation in regard to height, ranging between 4 feet 3 inches (1.30 m) and 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m), with the most common height being 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m). Also, it is common to designate 45-foot (13.7 m) containers as 2 TEU, rather than 2.25 TEU.

Forty-foot equivalent unit

The standard intermodal container is designated as twenty feet long and 8 feet (2.44 m) wide. Additionally there is a standard container with the same width but a doubled length of forty feet called a 40-foot container, which equals one forty-foot equivalent unit (often FEU or feu) in cargo transportation (considered to be two TEU, see below).

Teu (disambiguation)

TEU may refer to:

  • Twenty-foot equivalent unit, a measure used for capacity in container transportation
  • Treaty on European Union, formal name of the Maastricht Treaty (1992) on the creation of the euro
  • New Zealand Tertiary Education Union, formed by the amalgamation of the Association of Staff in Tertiary Education and the Association of University Staff of New Zealand
  • Manapouri Aerodrome, IATA code TEU
  • Treaty on European Union

    The Treaty on European Union (2007) is one of the primary Treaties of the European Union, alongside the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The TEU forms the basis of EU law, by setting out general principle's of the EU's purpose, the governance of its central institutions (such as the Commission, Parliament, and Council), as well as the rules on external, foreign and security policy.

    History

    While the current version of the TEU entered into force in 2009, following the Treaty of Lisbon (2007), the older form of the same document was implemented by the Treaty of Maastricht (1992).

    Contents

    After the preamble the treaty text is divided into six parts.

    Title I: Common Provisions

    The first deals with common provisions. Article 1 establishes the European Union on the basis of the European Community and lays out the legal value of the treaties. Article 2 states that the EU is "founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities." The member states share a "society in which pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail".

    Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Waiting For Love

    by: 3T

    [Lil' Mo]
    Tupac and Lil' Mo, hmm, how gangsta is that?
    Hehe.. ooooh-oooh, ooooh-oooh, ooooh-oooh
    [Mo keeps harmonizing in the background]
    [2Pac]
    One two.. to a nigga nature, haha..
    No need to cry now, go wipe your tears, be a woman
    Why you actin surprised? You saw the bullshit
    Comin fake hair, fake nails, fake eyes too
    So why you, bound to fuck wit fake guys too
    Aint nothin' hard about it why you lookin sad? Shoulda though about it
    Say you learned, I truly doubt it
    I guess you got a problem with affection, kinda loose with the love
    Gettin freaky with the thug niggaz up in the club
    Ask to buy you a drink, you holla Dom Perignon
    Knowin I'm a cash getter still I, remain calm
    Let you chill with me; plus you was smilin 'til the bill miss me
    That's what you get for tryin to dick me
    Missed me with that "Buy me this, buy me that" syndrome shit
    Bitch get a job if you wanna be rich
    Gettin mad cause I cursed and I scream I hate'cha
    Introduced you to a nigga nature, feel me?
    [Chorus: Lil' Mo]
    Kissed the girls, made them cry
    Thuggin life, and gettin high
    Why you gangsta, all the time?
    That's a thug's nature
    Though sometimes, I can deal with it
    I realize, that I'm feelin it
    It's a love and hate relationship
    but that's a thug's nature
    [add to line four of Chorus first time:] "That's a nigga nature"
    [2Pac]
    I'm probably too nice at first, I let you kiss me where it hurts
    Me and you gettin busy, slingin dick in the dirt
    Met you at a pool party it was cool to kick it
    See us, tounge-kissin, you was truly with it
    Little ecstacy, Hennesey, mix with me
    Picture me pay for pussy when the dick's for free
    Hey now, where my niggaz at? Tell these hoes
    Before I pay; I jerk off, word to Moses
    Visions of you sittin there sweaty and wet
    Pointin to the places that you want me to hit
    Give me room all up in the womb, call the cops
    Nigga, hittin walls 'til them bastard drop
    Label me Makaveli - thug nigga with bite
    Livin life like a rock star's Friday night
    Make money, get pussy, always keep a pager
    Cell phone in the ride to complete my nature now!
    [Chorus]
    [2Pac]
    Haha.. started as a seed from the semen; straight outta papa's nuts
    Lustin for creamin - bitches with big butts
    Curves make a nigga cry, tits and shit
    When I'm locked down beggin you for porno flicks
    Sneak weed in, help a nigga pass the time
    Put my name tattoo'd so that ass is mine
    Tell everybody; 'Pac put it down for good
    A local legend through the whole hood, follow me
    I got a gun on me, goin for none on the run baby
    You know a nigga need some, is my son crazy?
    Why I cry, when I be thuggin til I die
    Picture a nigga in heaven, high off weed I fly
    Got me missin dead homies wishin phonies would die
    Hit the weed and hope it get me high; dear God
    Understand my ways, livin major
    Blessed with a thug's heart.. and a real live nigga nature
    [Chorus]
    [add to line four of Chorus:] "That's a nigga nature"
    [add to line eight of Chorus:] "Cause that's a nigga nature"
    [Chorus]
    [add to line four of Chorus:] "Hey, just be a nigga nature"
    [add to line eight of Chorus:] "Cause that's a nigga nature"
    [2Pac] It ain't my fault
    [Lil' Mo] Hehe, Q.D., where you be? Ahh
    [2Pac] Don't blame me blame my momma, a nigga nature
    [Lil' Mo]
    QDIII, and Lil' Mo
    Tupac, puttin it down fo' sho' ("Cause that's a nigga nature")
    I realize, that I'm feelin it
    Cause that's a thug nature
    Though sometimes I can deal with it
    I realize, I'm feelin it
    Love and hate, relationship
    Cause that's a thug's nature ("Cause that's a nigga nature")
    Yeah yeah yeah.. yeah yeah yeah..
    Yeahhh yeah.. and that's a thug's nature
    Where you at? Holla




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