| Tons |
OMNI Tonnage is recorded in Net Ton, also known as Short Ton. A unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds (0.907 metric ton or 907.18 kilograms). Long Ton, also known as Gross Ton: A unit of weight equal to 2,240 pounds (1.016 metric tons or 1,016.05 kilograms). Metric ton: A unit of weight equal to 2,204.6 pounds (1000 kilograms). A unit of capacity for cargo in maritime shipping, normally estimated at 40 cubic feet. Gross Register Ton: A unit of internal capacity of a ship equal to 100 cubic feet. A unit for measuring the displacement of ships, equal to 35 cubic feet, and supposed to equal the volume taken by a long ton of seawater. Long/Gross Tons * 1.12 = Net/Short Tons Metric Tons * 1.1023 = Net/Short Tons Wikipedia Conversion of Units: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversion_of_units |