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weight ton
Definition
In
shipping
industry
, three
types
of
tons
are used: (1)
Long ton
(2,240 pounds), (2)
Short ton
(2,000 pounds), and (3)
Metric ton
(1,000 kilograms or 2,204.68 pounds).
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