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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREIGHT TON

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Freight ton is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FREIGHT TON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ton

The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of mass, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term. It is derived from the tun, the term applied to a barrel of the largest size. This could contain a volume between 210 and 256 gallons, which could weigh around 2,000 pounds and occupy some 60 cubic feet of space. In the United Kingdom the ton is defined as 2,240 pounds . From 1965 the UK embarked upon a programme of metrication and gradually introduced metric units, including the tonne, a non-SI metric unit defined as 1000 kg. The UK Weights and Measures Act 1985 explicitly excluded from use for trade many units and terms, including the ton and the term "metric ton" for "tonne". In the United States and formerly Canada a ton is defined to be 2,000 pounds. Where confusion is possible, the 2240 lb ton is called "long ton" and the 2000 lb ton "short ton"; the tonne is distinguished by its spelling, but usually pronounced the same as ton, hence the US term "metric ton".

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREIGHT TON

freight
freight agent
freight car
freight charges
freight depot
freight forwarder
freight insurance
freight note
freight plane
freight terminal
freight train
freight yard
freightage
freighted
freighter
freightless
Freightliner
freity
Fremantle
fremd

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREIGHT TON

bon ton
displacement ton
gross ton
long ton
measurement ton
metric ton
net ton
register ton
shipping ton
short ton
won ton

Synonyms and antonyms of freight ton in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «freight ton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREIGHT TON

Find out the translation of freight ton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freight ton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freight ton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

货运吨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

toneladas de mercancías
570 millions of speakers

English

freight ton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाड़ा टन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طن شحن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грузовые тонн
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tonelada de carga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মালবাহী টন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tonne de fret
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ton barang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Frachttonnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貨物トン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

화물 톤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ton barang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vận chuyển hàng hóa tấn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சரக்கு டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहतुक टन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yük ton
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ton di merci
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ton ładunków
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вантажні тонн
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tonă de marfă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φορτίου ton
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrag ton
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gods ton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frakt ton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freight ton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREIGHT TON»

The term «freight ton» is used very little and occupies the 177.995 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREIGHT TON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freight ton

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREIGHT TON»

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DICTIONARY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 8th Edition
... or other cargo conveyance equal to 40 cubic feet (1.1326m3) of cargo capacity. In some usage this is called a freight ton. However, modern convention is to use freight ton when referring to one (1) metric ton (1,000 kilos) of freight. metric ...
Edward G. Hinkelman
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Port Business
5: ton (FT) Freight Ton a: a unit of weight or mass measurement equal to one metric ton = 1 t or 1000 kilograms of freight of any volume. The symbol FT is used for this unit. Freight T on b: a traditional unit of volume used for measuring the cargo ...
Jürgen Sorgenfrei, 2013
3
Freight Capacity for the 21st Century
Air freight is less than 0.5 percent of all U.S. domestic freight ton-miles and accounts for 5 percent of expenditures for domestic intercity freight (Wilson 2001, 7, 12). FAA forecasts that freight ton-miles on U.S. carriers will double between 2000 ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board. Committee for the Study of Freight Capacity for the Next Century, 2003
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Surface Freight Transportation: A Comparison of the Costs of ...
... Average of 2003 to 2007 Table 9: Methodology for Estimating Tons of Freight- Related PM2.5 and NOX Emissions, per Million Freight Ton-Miles for Trucks and Locomotives in 2002 and for Waterborne Vessels in 2005 Table 10: Methodology  ...
Phillip R. Herr (au), 2011
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E.H. Harriman: Master Railroader
which are simply revenue per passenger mile and per freight ton mile, for the major Harriman lines and the U. S. average. Unfortunately these averages, like all averages, leave a lot to be desired. For example, the average rate per ton mile for ...
Lloyd J. Mercer, 1985
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Europa World Year
RAILWAYS COOO) 1991 1992 1993 Passenger journeys 86,906 Passenger-km 12,819,567 Freight (ton-km) 3,365,431 Freight carried (metric tons) . . 7,990 87,769 87,183 14,135,915 14,717,667 3,074,786 3,059,043 7,600 7,498 Source: The ...
Taylor & Francis Group, 2004
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The Future of Intermodal Freight Transport: Operations, ...
In about the same period (1970–95), the growth in tonnage and ton-miles varied, however, by mode (Figure 3.4). Intercity trucking ton-miles grew by 124 per cent, while air freight ton-miles grew by 468 per cent. The measure of freight intensity,  ...
J. W. Konings, Hugo Priemus, Peter Nijkamp, 2008
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Essays in the Economic History of the Atlantic World
In the early years of these trades, shippers computed the freight ton for these commodities in the same way as they did for all other commodities. In the seventeenth century, when the hogsheads of both sugar and tobacco still contained about ...
John McCusker, 2005
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Forecasts of Freight System Demand and Related Research ...
the last 15 years or so; from 1957 to 1973 truck ton-miles grew at an estimated average rate of over 4 percent, while rail freight ton-miles grew at a rate of only 2 percent per annum. Pipeline ton-miles also grew very rapidly at a rate of 5 percent ...
‎1979
10
A Review of the U.S. Freight System: Possibilities for the ...
To state these estimates in terms of dollars and ton-miles, by 2000 the GNP will more than double, increasing 109 percent to about $3.17 trillion (1975 dollars), and the freight ton-miles between 1975 and 2000 will be up some 114 percent to  ...
‎1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREIGHT TON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freight ton is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lufthansa Cargo works with "Direct Ramp"
Lufthansa Cargo is sold with 1.7 million metric tons of cargo and mail and the sales of 8.6 billion freight ton kilometres per year, one of the ... «FreshPlaza, Jul 15»
2
Alcoa's (AA) CEO Klaus Kleinfeld on Q2 2015 Results - Earnings …
The fundamentals are very solid, 2.3% freight ton miles and a 54% fleet profitability in the first quarter this year. On the European heavy trucks ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
3
Rumors Surround Possible Merge of Chinese Air Cargo Operations
According to International Air Transport Association statistics, Asia's biggest cargo airline by freight ton kilometres in 2014 was Hong ... «Global Trade Magazine, Jun 15»
4
China to merge 3 cargo airlines to create Asia leader
According to International Air Transport Association statistics, Asia's biggest cargo airline by freight ton kilometers in 2014 was Hong ... «Daily Sabah, Jun 15»
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Middle Eastern carriers' demand grows 14.1% on intra-regional trade
... Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing a 3.3% increase in cargo volumes (freight ton kilometers ... «Saudi Gazette, Jun 15»
6
Asia-Pacific airlines post 9.6% growth in passenger traffic in April
In freight ton kilometer (FTK) terms, demand was 3.7% higher than the same month last year. Offered freight capacity expanded by 4.7%, ... «Manila Bulletin, Jun 15»
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Etihad Airways equals profit: New annual results released
Its impressive 17 percent growth in freight ton kilometers in 2014 is four times the industry average,” said Mr. Hogan. “Today, Etihad Cargo is ... «eTurboNews, May 15»
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ACMG Sees Freighter Demand Accelerating
ACMG's forecast for 2015 assumes a “baseline-growth” scenario, which uses a 4.5-percent annual growth rate in freight ton kilometers (FTKs). «Aviation International News, May 15»
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7.7 Million Truck Platoon Systems to Ship by 2025 and Japanese …
Maybe the rail lines should get a government bonus for getting both more stuff moved and larger percentage of total freight ton-miles in the US. «Next Big Future, May 15»
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This Week in Logistics News (May 2 – 8)
Air freight, measured in freight ton kilometers, or FTKs, soared in February after a labor dispute caused a backlog at U.S. ports. Japanese car ... «Logistics Viewpoints, May 15»

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