Payweight
In the world of transport, a weight is not just a weight, or a pallet just a pallet. Here is a small overview of what Freight calculation weight or rather payweight is, and how you can recalculate the weight of your shipment. The payweight is the weight that is used, among others, to find the correct price for the shipment.
Firstly you need to find out if the goods measure more than they weigh
Firstly you must find out if the goods measurements exceeds the weight. Voluminous cargo is either cubic meters/m3 or loading meters/LDM. Loading meter goods (LDM) equals goods that cannot be combined and is non stackable. E.g. goods can be damaged if we load other goods on top, cannot double stack the pallets or dangerous goods. 1 EUR pallet = 0.4 LM.
Cubic meter (m3) is calculated when the goods can be placed on top of other shipments when the weight is low. Calculating CBM can be done by measuring: length x width x height. 1 m3 = 333 kg.
| Scandinavia | 1 ldm = 2000 kgs | 1 pallet = 800 kgs | 1,20 m length * 0,8 m width |
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| Europe | 1 ldm = 1850 kgs | 1 pallet = 740 kg | 1,20 m length * 0,8 m width |
| Seapallet | 1 pallet = 1000 kgs | 1,20 m length * 1,00 m width | |
| Seapallet | 1 pallet = 1200 kgs | 1,20 m length * 1,20 m width |