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1391 Air Rail Avenue, Suite 201, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23455

Telephone: 757-466-8899

Facsimile: 757-466-9481
Text Box: M&S SHIPPING LIMITED Text Box: INCOTERMS are internationally accepted commercial terms defining the respective roles of the buyer and seller in the arrangement of transportation and other responsibilities and clarify when the ownership of the merchandise takes place. They are used in conjunction with a sales agreement or other method of transacting the sale. · EXW - Ex Works -- Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost from the seller's door. Used for any mode of transportation. · FCA - Free Carrier -- Title and risk pass to buyer including transportation and insurance cost when the seller delivers goods cleared for export to the carrier. Seller is obligated to load the goods on the Buyer's collecting vehicle; it is the Buyer's obligation to receive the Seller's arriving vehicle unloaded. · FAS - Free Alongside Ship --Title and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered alongside ship by the seller. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. The export clearance obligation rests with the seller. · FOB - Free On Board and risk pass to buyer including payment of all transportation and insurance cost once delivered on board the ship by the seller. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CFR - Cost and Freight -- Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by seller who pays the transportation cost to the destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CIF - Cost, Insurance and Freight -- Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship by seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · CPT - Carriage Paid To -- Title, risk and insurance cost pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation cost to destination. Used for any mode of transportation. · CIP - Carriage and Insurance Paid To --Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered to carrier by seller who pays transportation and insurance cost to destination. Used for any mode of transportation. · DAF - Delivered at Frontier -- Title, risk and responsibility for import clearance pass to buyer when delivered to named border point by seller. Used for any mode of transportation. · DES - Delivered Ex Ship -- Title, risk, responsibility for vessel discharge and import clearance pass to buyer when seller delivers goods on board the ship to destination port. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. · DEQ - Delivered Ex Quay (Duty Paid) -- Title and risk pass to buyer when delivered on board the ship at the destination point by the seller who delivers goods on dock at destination point cleared for import. Used for sea or inland waterway transportation. DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid -- Title, risk and responsibility of import clearance pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point. Used for any mode of transportation. Buyer is obligated for import clearance. · DDU - Delivered Duty Unpaid -- Seller fulfills his obligation when goods have been made available at the named place in the country of importation · DDP - Delivered Duty Paid -- Title and risk pass to buyer when seller delivers goods to named destination point cleared for import. Used for any mode of transportation. · Note: EXW, CPT, CIP, DAF, DDU and DDP are commonly used for any mode of transportation. FAS, FOB, CFR, CIF, DES, and DEQ are used for sea and inland waterway. Text Box: Please click here to obtain more information on our services, to get our most competitive rates or to make a booking with us. Text Box: CONTAINER SPECIFICATIONS Text Box: To change (…..) to (…..) Multiply by Text Box: To change (…..) to (…..) Multiply by Text Box: To change (…..) to (…..) Multiply by Text Box: ENGLISH vs. METRIC CONVERSION TABLES

Container

Size

Container

Type

Container

Length

Container

Width

Container

Height

Door

Width

Door

Height

Container

Tare

20 foot

Standard

19’ 4”

7’ 8”

7’ 8”

7’ 7”

7’ 5”

5,000 lbs

40 foot

Standard

39’ 5”

7’ 8”

7’ 8”

7’ 7”

7’ 5”

7,000 lbs

40 foot

High Cube

39’ 5”

7’ 8”

8’ 10”

7’ 7”

8’ 5”

8,800 lbs

20 foot

Open Top

19’ 4”

7’ 8”

7’ 6”

7’ 6”

7’ 3”

5,700 lbs

40 foot

Open Top

39’ 5”

7’ 8”

7’ 6”

7’ 6”

7’ 3”

9,800 lbs

40 foot

Reefer

37’ 11”

7’ 5”

7’ 3”

7’ 5”

7’ 1”

4,400 lbs

20 foot

Flat Rack

18’ 6”

7’ 6”

7’ 1”

n/a

n/a

6,500 lbs

40 foot

Flat Rack

38’ 6”

7’ 6”

6’ 6”

n/a

n/a

13,000 lbs

Acres

Hectares

.4047

Acres

Square feet

43,560

Acres

Square miles

.001562

Atmospheres

Cms. of

mercury

76

BTU / hour

Horsepower

.0003930

BTU

Kilowatt-hour

.0002931

BTU / hour

Watts

.2931

Bushels

Cubic inches

2150.4

Bushels

(U.S.)

Hectoliters

.3524

Centimeters

Inches

.3937

Centimeters

Feet

.03281

Cubic feet

Cubic meters

.0283

Cubic meters

Cubic feet

35.3145

Cubic meters

Cubic yards

1.3079

Cubic yards

Cubic meters

.7646

Degrees

Radians

.01745

Dynes

Grams

.00102

Fathoms

Feet

6.0

Feet

Meters

.3048

Feet

Miles (nautical)

.0001645

Feet

Miles (statute)

.0001894

Feet / second

Miles / hour

.6818

Furlongs

Feet

660.0

Furlongs

Miles

.125

Gallons