Shipment Capacity Measurement is the ship’s size and capacity that can be described in two ways: linear dimensions expressed in feet and inches (length, width, and depth), or tonnages (ton, barrel). Example Terms are: LOA (overall length of the ship); Beam (maximum breadth of the ship); Complement (number of people required to operate a ship); Bale Capacity (cubic feet to the inside of the cargo in bales, on pallets); Grain Capacity (inside of the shell plating of the ship), etc.

Related Definitions in the Project: The Logistics Management