Lewes Shipping Platform

Lewes Shipping Platform

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Owner

Gateway Shipping

Location

B/C-5/4, Tau-31

CLASS: Albert

GRAVITY: Complete

DOCKING: Yes

AMENITIES: Yes

CREW: 410

When Bretonia regained control of Planet Harris, it quickly resumed the terraforming process due to an urgent need to house the refugees displaced by the loss of Leeds. To fund the ongoing costs of colonization, Bretonia opened up the vast virgin resources of Harris for purchase by foreign corporations, alongside offers for private Bretonian equity. Gateway quickly capitalized on the offer, bidding heavily to secure exclusive rights to the construction of a large shipping platform in Harris’ orbit.

Lewes was completed in late 827 AS, with Gateway wagering the steep upfront costs would be amply paid off by facilitating the lion’s share of trade bound to a new Bretonian colony. Already, offices have been opened aboard by the Bounty Hunters’ Guild, Cryer, the IMG, Planetform, Samura and Synth Foods. While not yet in the black on their investment, docking tariffs and the resale of Bretonian and Kusari goods are already proving to be lucrative.

Bribes & Missions Offered

Bribes

Border World Exports Gateway Shipping Planetform, Inc. Liberty Police, Inc. Cryer Pharmaceuticals Orbital Spa & Cruise Universal Shipping Ageira Technologies ALG Waste Disposal Synth Foods, Inc.

Missions

Gateway Shipping

Commodities

Imports

Commodity Price Robotics 30$ Ablative Armor Plating 131$ Energy Field Equipment 47$ Medical Equipment 33$ Detroit Light Arms 76$ H-Fuel 89$ MOX 18$ Pharmaceuticals 31$ Hull Panels 37$ Optronics 88$ Engine Components 67$ Daumann Side Arms 123$ Gallic Enfer Blasters 65$ Ageira Gate/Lane Parts 883$ Munitions 41$ Xenobiotic Filters 58$ Passenger Cabin (Bretonia) 21,524$ Uranium 10$ Xeno Relics 228$

Exports

Commodity Price Deployable Mining Container 50,000$ Gin 41$ Crew 206$ Beryllium 32$ Hydrocarbons 13$ Niobium 133$ Oxygen 3$ Water 3$ Food Rations 21$ Basic Alloy 26$ Super Alloy 71$ Mining Machinery 24$ Construction Machinery 39$ Consumer Goods 40$ Industrial Materials 42$

Ships sold

Ship	Class	Price
Bretonia Transport	Transport	126,006$
Bretonia Heavy Transport	Heavy Transport	1,006,006$
Bretonia Train	Super Train	1,506,006$

News

[834 AS] IMG and Crayter relationship deteriorates

JAVA STATION -- 834 -- The Crayter Republic and Independent Miners Guild have been drawn into a fierce dispute, marking yet another low point in their tumultuous relationship. Despite limited cooperation against the Outcasts, the two groups have been mired in mutual hostility and suspicion since the Aland Crisis of 826 AS. More recently, Crayter forces attacked and destroyed an IMG refugee liner they claimed was smuggling weapons into Gallia. The Guild has called the claims “preposterous” and formally expelled all Crayter representatives from their stations. Gateway Shipping has offered Lewes Shipping Platform as a venue for mediation to try and resolve the situation.

[834 AS] Cryer Delegation Arrives at Harris

PLANET HARRIS -- 834 -- Cryer Pharmaceuticals location scouts have arrived on Planet Harris, amid speculation the medical giant will establish a facility on the remote planet. With the destruction of Atka Research Station, Cryer lost the primary production facility for their flagship drug -- Stabiline. Harris is believed to be a front-runner candidate for a replacement lab due to its strategic location in the Tau Border Worlds, BAF security perimeter, and option to tap into local supply lines. Liberty is believed to have provided significant diplomatic backing for Cryer's proposal, which is demanding complete legal autonomy for the site. Bretonian officials have declined to comment on the proceedings.

[831 AS/747 AGS] Gate Corps Clash Over 'Blackout'!

ABBEVILLE -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- EFL's 'Resilience Taskforce' today reported its findings on The Blackout, claiming to have gathered forensic evidence that proved the cause as Ageira negligence. A spokesperson claimed that the destruction of the Dublin jump gate by Molly separatists had created a hyperspace feedback loop that was propagated and amplified through the Ageira gate network. Ageira disputed this finding in their own press release, calling EFL 'fantasists' and countering that their own scientists had narrowed the cause to a rare 'hypernova' stellar event that originated outside the Sirius sector. Both corporations claim that network-wide hardware safeguards have been implemented that would prevent a similar occurrence in the future. Independent researchers have sharply criticized the corporate announcements, accusing both of self-interested misdirection. Professor Sophia Nagel from Heisenberg Research Station called EFL's accusation 'incoherent' and the hypernova explanation 'nonsense' that did not explain the characteristics of the 'Blackout Pulse'. Despite multiple different Pulse recordings being widely disseminated across the neural net, public efforts have so far failed to triangulate its source.

[831 AS] Bretonia Withdraws From Dublin System

WATERLOO -- 831 AS -- Markets are down across Sirius as the sector grapples with the twin shocks of The Blackout and Bretonia's withdrawal from the Dublin system. Molly separatists appear to have exploited a worker revolt on Graves Station to take control of and later destroy the base. Of even greater concern is the attack that crippled the New London jump gate, forcing the Battleship Essex to retreat. EFL have accused the gate destruction and faulty Ageira infrastructure of causing The Blackout, which the Liberty corporation denies. The Mollys have since declared their ownership of Dublin, while Bretonia has imposed a strict blockade, jeopardizing the sector's Gold supply. Gold exports previously made up a significant element of Bretonian state revenue, helping to fund post-war recovery efforts. While the reconstruction of LD-14 in the Leeds system offers some relief, Interspace Commerce has already downgraded Bretonia's sovereign credit rating, citing increased volatility and risk for lenders. Bretonia has confirmed that action to retake the system will be launched shortly, providing assurances to partners in the other Houses.

[831 AS/747 AGS] 'Blackout' Causes Jump Network Fail

MANHATTAN -- 831 AS/747 AGS -- Two days ago Jump Gates failed simultaneously across Sirius, freezing commerce and neural net access across the sector. When the network resumed 31 hours later, restored communications broke the news of Bretonia's loss of the Dublin system. This twin shock has plunged the market into chaos, prompting fears of sector-wide economic recessions. Interspace estimates indicate that the stoppage alone caused billions of credits in losses. Gallia immediately accused Liberty of culpability for the outage, claiming the destruction of Dublin's jump gate instigated a cascading failure in faulty Ageira infrastructure. Ageira has sharply refuted the allegation, claiming such a systemic effect would be physically impossible. Independent researchers in Cologne and the Edge Worlds have also announced that a hyperspace pulse of unprecedented strength was detected moments before The Blackout, with data about 'The Pulse' being widely shared across the neural net in recent days. House authorities have remained tight lipped, refusing to comment on their own observatories' data.

[829 AS] Tau In Transition

Freeport 6 -- 829 AS -- Bretonia and Kusari have been quiet in recent weeks as the Tau cluster continues adjustments, partly by design, into a new reality. Kusari has abandoned Tau-53 completely as trade with Gallia is frozen indefinitely, a nearly depleted hydrocarbon deposit seemingly not worth the investment in itself. Misaki Station has seen its manufacturing facilities detached and towed to a new location as Samura attempts to recoup some of its investment in Tau-53. Meanwhile, both Gallia and Bretonia have readjusted their Tau focus to Tau-23 as Orkney descends into chaos. Existing gate infrastructure in Tau-31 and Languedoc have been redirected to Tau-23, and a collective deja vu is felt among Tau denizens and observers from all Houses as the resources of Tau-23 are eyed by competing mining interests. Trade between the houses however, as in Kusari, is completely off the menu. Independent trade factions have also been warned against attempting to cross the divide.

Rumors

Gateway Shipping

Progress in Alberta is on track, as scheduled. Success there will ensure our profitability for decades to come. It's no wonder that the Liberty Navy couldn't handle Military Vehicle production. Running a Navy is a far different thing from running a business. Commanders don't have to care about fulfilling contracts when they can just throw people in the brig. They tried to convince me to open the bar on Leduc in Alberta, but I wouldn't have it. That system is too much like the frontier for my taste. Not a trade lane anywhere in the system, no thanks. That's a rookie gig. War is good for business, no doubt about it. Most people worry about wars starting, but I worry about when they end. Who will we sell our new line of military hardware to if all the politicians decide to talk instead of shoot? We need to keep electing warmongers if this company is going to stay on top. Ageira has been supplying the technological innards for Liberty's military hardware for decades, so moving into control of full scale production is not really a stretch for us. This is a pretty good job. There are so many foreigners coming through here that I never get bored from having to hear the same stories over and over again. Sure, lady trouble is lady trouble, but at least the babes have different names. I'm hoping to get embedded with a combat crew on Planet Leeds so I can see our Military Vehicles in action. Don't give me that look. I may be a woman, but I can press the fire button just as easily as any man! It may seem strange to you that Ageira has opened a shipping platform, but it's all part of our master plan. Our operation in Alberta required a lot of material resources, and it's best to be able to handle that in house, rather than relying on outside parties to deliver on time.

Independent Miners Guild

I've heard some quiet chatter that we're selling Military Vehicles to the Council's planets, up in Gallia. That's probably a good move. The more the Gallic Royal Navy has to worry about their rear area, the less they can focus on the front line against us. I can believe that LPI is too chicken to retaliate for Red Deer Station, but that doesn't mean the Navy should sit around on its thumbs. I guess the Admirals figure the Rogues would never be so brazen as to attack us directly like that. I bet that's what those poor schlubs at Red Deer thought just before the station exploded. I've just dropped off a load of Super Alloy and I'll make a quick trip with Mining Machinery to Toronto before heading back to Scarborough with Platinum. Bowex is busier than ever these days. The end of the war with Kusari has created some interesting trade opportunities. Hopefully we'll be poised to exploit them to the hilt.

Universal Shipping

I've heard that there is a new colony in the Coronado system. Supposedly they are producing Deuterium there and are in need of Mining Machinery. Philadelphia Station in the Pennsylvania System can always use Mining Machinery for their Hydrocarbon mining operation. It isn't as efficient as Birmingham or the Omega 3 facilities, but it supplies most of Liberty's needs.

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