Recent negotiations with our new friends, The Gallic Royal Enclave, has allowed our transports access into several formerly hostile sectors and opened up a highly profitable trade route. I know many of you have been looking for an opportunity to put your Whales to their full use in the aid of rebuilding our beleaguered fleets, this is the route to achieve this goal. This route is capable of returning approximately 45 million in profits per round trip in a ZBT transport, dependent on specific load-outs. We will be hauling Helium-3 sourced from the GMG in Sigma-59 and returning with processed Gold bars. I implore you all to make the most of this opportunity, as the organization paid dearly for this privilege, at least the cost of a new and fully equipped and armored colony ship. With capital vessels in short supply in our organization, our top echelon considers it an investment in our continued ability to thrive in the rapidly changing and often violent Omicron sectors. On a personal note, I sincerely hope that our old allies the GMG does not start to ask questions as to what exotic new market we have uncovered for their gas.
Your two main points of contact with the Enclave will be,
to drop your Helium, as well as
for purchase of refined gold bars.
I will lay out the two most efficient routes for those unfamiliar with routes to the sector formerly referred to as Edinburgh, Now Aquitaine.. Make sure to commit both to your ships memory, as I can guarantee you that you will need to use both, dependent on the days situation. The venerable (\^/)Royal.Flush was on hand to fly both routes and has provided insights into the advantages and perils of both.
HOUSE SPACE-TRADE LANES
O-59>Okinawa>Honshu>Tokyo>Kyushu>T-29>T-31 then use the Edinburgh/Aquitaine JH to access the system
While this is the most expedient route, it is also the most perilous for our ships. Trade with the Enclave is generally frowned upon by all 'so called' house law enforcement entities and their respective military's, this is the route that you will most likely run into trouble. While carrying a load of Helium-3 is generally not a suspicious act for ships such as ours, returning with Gold could arouse suspicion from more astute ships captains that may decide to scan your hold each time they encounter you. This route should be avoided when law enforcement and military units are present. Should you happen to be in the unfortunate situation to be stopped by one of these patrols, our leader Christian Burton personally recommends to claim that the Helium is en route to Lanzarote Station and that the Gold was received from the Battleship Hood in Dublin. This will not help you however should you run into pirates or other unlawful types that may stop you as well. Ensure your ship and crews safety by paying demands as requested. Ensure that you then report these transgressions in the internal network, that our Security Division may take appropriate action against these miscreants.
Overall, this will be the recommend route as it provides the most safety and anonymity for our vessels passing through. There is not much to say about this aside from bring a good holo novel, its pretty much cruise and forget. No major astral anomaly's detected on this route, aside from a few close passes to stars that your auto pilot should handle quite readily. The main note here is to insure you have good standing with the Outcasts to avoid and unnecessary misunderstandings while transiting through their space.
In closing, I want to remind you that this is a fresh relationship for our group as well as a valuable one. There may be cultural issues that we have not considered, and having visitors from clear across Sirius may be off-putting to say the least, especially considering our constant interaction with 'non-human entities' and the biological risks that that can have. Therefore I am requesting, not ordering, that ships Captains keep their visits at the aforementioned stations brief and professional. Captian's may at their individual discretion accept the Enclaves hospitality when offered as not to offend our hosts, but at this time I urge you to keep crews onboard as best as possible. I expect this caution to be lifted in short order, as our new friendship solidifies.
This concludes this briefing, any questions or concerns can be directed towards myself or other senior Phoenix officers.