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Metric Ton

Metric Ton

Created OnFebruary 8, 2018
byCapt. Angad S Cheema
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A unit of weight 2,204.6 pounds (1,000 kilograms).

Related:

  • Draftage
  • Dreadage or Dreading Clause
  • Long Ton
  • CHOPT (Charterer's option)
  • Displacement
  • Timber

By Capt. Angad S Cheema

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