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commodity rate [3 records]

Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Rate covering more or less regular shipments (the bulk of the business) and applicable for one particular commodity or item from one specific point or area to another.

OBS

Some of these rates are designed to enable Canadian producers to meet competition in Canada from imported goods and to market Canadian goods as widely as possible within Canada as well as in foreign countries; as such, they are largely market competitive. Other commodity rates are published by the railways to meet competition from other modes of transportation; as such, they are carrier competitive and are used mainly for the transportation of manufactured goods.

OBS

commodity rate: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Prix s'appliquant à des envois plus ou moins réguliers (la plus grande partie du trafic) et valables pour une marchandise particulière acheminée entre deux points donnés.

OBS

Certains de ces prix ont pour but d'aider les producteurs canadiens à concurrencer les produits importés et à commercialiser les produits canadiens au Canada comme à l'étranger. D'autres prix de concurrence sont publiés par les chemins de fer pour concurrencer les autres modes de transport et s'appliquent notamment au transport de produits manufacturés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Servicio de carga (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Tarificación (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Comercio exterior
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Record 2 2003-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rail Transport Operations
  • Pricing (Rail Transport)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

In a broad sense, rates applied to the transportation of commodities.

OBS

commodity rates;freight rates: Terms officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

Key term(s)
  • commodity rates
  • freight rates

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation (Transport par rail)
  • Tarification (Transport par rail)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
OBS

tarifs marchandises : Terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Key term(s)
  • tarifs marchandises

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Tarificación (Transporte ferroviario)
  • Servicio de carga (Transporte ferroviario)
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Record 3 1990-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
DEF

A transport service offered by a company of any mode which provides that service according to a contractual agreement, wherein charges, the nature and scope of the service, and the time of the performance are all specified.

OBS

Standardized by the CGSB.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
DEF

Service de transport de tout genre offert par une société qui assure un service en vertu d'un accord contractuel qui stipule les frais, la nature et la portée du service ainsi que la durée d'exécution.

OBS

Normalisé par l'ONGC.

Spanish

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