Schiffskapazitäten

Schiffskapazitäten refers to the various ways in which the carrying capacity of a ship is measured and expressed. These units are crucial for understanding a vessel's potential for transporting goods or passengers and for comparing different types of ships. The most common measure for cargo ships is deadweight tonnage (DWT), which represents the maximum weight a ship can carry, including cargo, fuel, water, ballast, provisions, passengers, and crew. Another important metric for cargo ships is TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit), primarily used for container ships, representing the volume of a standard 20-foot shipping container.

For passenger ships, capacity is typically measured in terms of the number of passengers they can accommodate. This is often further broken down by cabin class, such as the number of berths or the total passenger count. Gross tonnage (GT) is a non-weight-based measure of a ship's internal volume, often used for regulatory and registration purposes, and can indirectly relate to capacity. Net tonnage (NT) represents the volume of cargo space available. Understanding these different capacities is essential for logistics, chartering, and the economic operation of maritime transport.