Weight or measure calculator
Weight or measure calculator: LCL ocean bills the greater of metric tons and CBM. A 12.4 CBM shipment at 8,000 kg is 8 weight tons and 12.4 measure tons, so it bills 12.4. Dense cargo bills on weight; bulky cargo bills on cube.
Shipment
Revenue tons
Revenue tons—
Basis—
Weight tons—
Measure (CBM)—
Formula
- Weight tons = kg / 1,000.
- Measure tons = CBM.
- Chargeable W/M = max(weight tons, measure tons).
Questions
Is a revenue ton the same as a metric ton?
Only on the weight side. On the measure side, 1 CBM = 1 revenue ton even if the cargo is light.
FCL too?
FCL is usually a box rate, not W/M. W/M is the LCL yardstick. See the CBM calculator for volume.