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The construction of freight rates in the south lecture delivered before the students of the graduate school of business administration harvard university john milton culp author john milton culp published date 03 mar 2012 publisher nabu press language english format paperback26 pages isbn10 127684252x isbn13 9781276842525 file size 24 mb dimension 189x 2. Objective calculating freight rates directions as learned in the lecture and in your reading pages 113 120 the calculation of freight rates requires consideration of a number of factors the example in the lecture also highlights some of the simplifying steps and processes used in calculating a freight rate. Freight rates are simply the price at which a certain cargo is delivered from one point to another traditionally thats where the simplicity ends as the calculations involved in producing these prices can depend on the mode of transport road freight air freight or sea freight the nature and form of the cargo loose cargo containerized cargo etc the weight or volume of the cargo and . Canals provide low cost freight transportation 1820s railroad systems peak and by the end of the century have a monopoly on the freight industry 1832 matthias baldwin builds the first of the most famous early locomotives old ironsides its construction was based on the standard english model of the day. Chapter 4 supply demand and freight rates course overview this course takes a more detailed look at the economic model of the shipping market which underlies the cyclical nature of the business the model consists of three more unit 41 the shipping market model overview