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The short (net) ton equals to 2000 pounds and used in north america, the long ton (also known as weight ton or gross ton) is used in imperial system and defined as 2240 pounds or 1016 kilograms and finally the metric ton (also known as tonne) equals to 1000 kilograms and used in metric system. The abbreviation is T.
Cargo Tonnage: is either weight or measurement.. The weight ton in the United States and in British countries is the English long or gross ton of 2,240 pounds. In France and other countries having the metric system a weight ton is 2,204.6 pounds.