Volume

Volume in Xeneta is a number of containers shipped on one trade lane within a given timeframe. We use volume to calculate your spend, which allows you to compare your freight costs to the rest of the market.

Xeneta measures volume in TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), which provide the baseline figure for the entire amount of cargo being shipped on a specific trade lane, regardless of individual container size.

For example, one 20-foot container equals one TEU, while one 40-foot container also equals two TEUs.

The purpose of this specific unit of measurement is to provide the representation of actual volume of cargo before it has been allocated to individual container sizes for shipment. TEU count allows Xeneta to provide a more comprehensive figure for total spend.