The Washington herald., 1917-09-28
OCEAN Freight
Rates REDUCED
Ship Board Makes Cuts as
High as Is Per Cent, Ef-
fective October IS.

Cuts in ocean freight rates. in some
instances as high as 70 and 50 per
cent, were announced yesterday by
the United States Shippins Board.
The new rates will apply on all ton
mage requisitioned by the government
for ocean service. above 900 tons
dead weight carrying capacity.
The new rates will become opera
tive October l., and it is expected the
government will be saved millions OF
dollars in transporting troops and SUP
plies to Europe. The rates are based
upon recommendations plade by Balm
bridge Colby, who made a lengthy
investigation of carrying charges and
expenses before presenting his figures
10 the other members of the board.
New Rate Scale.
The rates on cargo boats and tank
ers are as follows:
Ger 1000 tons dead-weight capacity,
government form time charter. s5.Ti
per dead-weisht ton.
S.C0l to 10.c0O tons dead-weight ca
Dacity. government form time char
ter, 500 per lightweight ton.
6.C0l TO 5000 tons dead-weight ca
capity. government form time char.
ter. SOS per dead-weight ton.
5.0c1 to 5000 tons dead-weight ca
Dacity. government form time char
ter $50 per dead-weight ton.
S,C01 to 400 tons dead weight ca
pacity. government form time char
ter. S6.75 per dcad-weight ton.
e.5C0 to 5000 tons dead-weisht ca
pacitY. government form time char
te-. 800 per dead-weisht ton.
Vessels of speed in excess OF eleven
knots are to be allowed fifty cents
per ton dead-weight per month fol-
each knot or part OF a knot over
eleven knots. For passenger steamers
the board has adopted two-fold
basis of classifca tion: Class A. con.
sistins CT steamers with a capacity
OF over $50 passengers, and Class B
consisting Of steamers with a ca
pacity OF from - to $50 passengers.
Steamers falling in both classes arc
further classified according to speed
The rates for passenger steamers fol-
low:
Ten to eleven knots. government
form time charter, $500 per ton gross
register
Twelve knots. government form,
time charter. $3.50 per ton gross
register.
Thirteen knots. government form
time charter, SO per ton gross
register.
Fourteen knots. government form
time charter, $3.50 per ton gross
register
Fifteen knots. government form
time charter, 81 per ton gross
register
Over fifteen knots. government form
time charter Sll.5O per ton gross
register.
Ten to eleven knots. government
form time charter, IS per ton gross
register.
Twelve knots. government form
time charter, $50 per ton gross
register.
Thirteen knots. government form
time charter. 50 per ton gross register
Fourteen knots, government form
time charter, $3.50 per ton gross
register.
Fifteen knots, government form
time charter. SO per ton gross register.
Over fifteen knots. government form
time charter. slo.5O per ton gross
register.
In making the announcement of the
rates. cambridge Colby. of the Ship.
riHg Board. made the following ofi'
cial eXplanati ton:
The foregoing rates will become
operative on October 10. 1917. The es-
sells embraced in the requisition, ex.
cept In so far as actually required
Tor government service. will be left ir
the hands OF the present owners tc
be operated for government account
but subject at all times to such dis.
position as the board may direct.