Interspace Commerce (player faction)
- This is a player faction. For the affiliated NPC faction, see Interspace Commerce
Synopsis
Interspace Commerce is one of the few corporations that has ability to deal in all four Sirius houses. Started as a banking company, Interspace understood that gaining profit and influence is faster by entering the shipping business. Advantage of having a station for each house in their capital system and one very strategical station in Okinawa led to one of the best infrastructures for reaching their aims - becomming #1 in shipping business. At this moment Interspace Commerce is by far one of the richest corporations in Sirius, trying to keep its neutrality towards all houses, however having Libertonian roots, it is met with quite unfriendly manner in Rheinland that led to various restrictions while visiting Rheinland.
History
Divisions
Interspace Commerce has two public divisions that perform the tasks of their respective names. Pilots assigned to one of them cannot be at the same on the other for the legal procedures reasons. Some papers suggest that Interspace Commerce has third division, however no evidence of its existance can be found or any rumours heard. The only
Transportation
Employess assigned to this division are expected to make constant shipments to various stations and planets. Interspace Commerce specializes in bulk cargo, so you should only see them transporting refugees on rare and odd occasions.
Security
The special wing dedicated to defend Interspace Commerce's stations and assets near them. Secondary task is hunting the Lane Hackers on free time and for own entertainment. Security Division is different from regular escorting and scouting since it specilizes in more devastating aspect. Interspace Commerce does not like to be messed around, especially near their major zone of influence.
Structure
- Intern
An intern is just a fresh applicant, who just got accepted into Interspace Commerce. He can fly any ships allowed for Trasportation Division but he may not venture into Rheinland space to avoid any misunderstanding and hardly understandable restrictions for Interspace Commerce vessels. It was proven that many incidents occur when inexperienced member is trading within Rheinland.
- Shipper
The most numerious rank in Interspace Commerce. These employees have aquired enough knowledge and experience to be performing shippments in Rheinland. They have acces to perform shipping contracts and assigment for a bonus salary.
- Senior
Employees with the large experience base capable of dealing with almost every situation that might happen. Pilots of this rank will be assigned with the hardest, the most dangerous contracts that mostly will be provided by the terrorism movement in Kusari and Rheinland.
- Head of Security
Person in charge of security protocols, equipment regulations, hiring pilots for the Security Division. Head of Security is responsible for aquiring weapons as well as selling some of the unused equipment.
- Head of Transportation
- Chief Financial Officer
Person responsible for financial side of Interspace Commerce. THis includes Bounty Board's payments, salaries for shipping assigment, calculating needed finances for equiping ships or constructing them as well as making sure loan, investment and insurance business is going in the profitable side for Interspace Commerce.
- Chief Operative Officer
- Chief Executive Officer
- Shareholders
Currently 100% of stocks (shares) are held by David Mahone. No plans whether to open some shares for sale is known. However, it is speculated that those would be very expensive as Interspace Commerce is still
Goals
Interspace Commerce has only few goals in mind, yet those few are grand and ambitious ones.
- To become the premier shipping entity.
- To become the premier insurancing entity.
- To become the premier loans offering entity.
- To overcome the IND as closest and only one worthy competitor.
- To get the most shipping rights in whole Sirius.
