Fringian Transport and Logistics

A major business sector of the Distant Fringe.

General Overview

Moving raw materials and goods to where they need to be. Moving people to where they want to be. Warehousing and storage of goods while they are being transported. Long term storage of goods. Bulk goods, starships, surface vessels, transport vessels, interface services, refuelling services, frontier maintenance.

The types of vessels used by transport and logistics companies can be found under Ships of the Distant Fringe.

There is a certain amount of cross-over with businesses considered to be part of the Media, Leisure, and Tourism sector.

Major Companies

Important organisations within this sector include:

Transport & Logistics

• Chen-Ribeiro Universal (based at Garin).
• Coralin et Fils SPRL (based at Ras Tennol)
• Delivery Specialist Services LLC (based at Selasia).
• Fringe Transport Services (based at Nexus).
• Haruka Bulk (based at Nist).
• Logistics Integrated (based at Pador)
• Mooi & Belanis Heavy Haulage SA (based at Pador)
• Pan-Stellar LLC (based at Wolf).
• Trans-Rissa Transfer LLC (based at Rissa)

Logistics is supply chain management that focuses on the challenge of planning and coordinating the flow of materials and information. It includes organisation, planning, management, arrangement, administration, direction, orchestration, handling, and execution. The detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation; the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way. Take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle or ship. A system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place.

Courier Services

• Bright Postal Relay (based at Selasia).
• Dragon-Pace Couriers (based at Nexus)
• Star-Lane Links (based at Pador)
• Tal Varisa Postal Office (based at Tal Varisa)

The mail or post is a system for physically transporting communications, data, documents and small parcels. A postal service can be private or public, though many worlds and interstellar states place restrictions on private postal services.

Storage

• Allied Interface Factors Inc (based at Medis Jal)
• Matrix Solutions (based at Wolf)
• Stor-All (based at Sudi Verisia)

Keeping things safe, protected, at perfect environmental conditions.

Basic storage. Crates in warehouses, shipping containers, hoppers, stacks of goods and commodities and raw materials. Sufficient security to protect those goods while they are being stored, and sufficient shelter to adequately protect them from local environmental conditions. Active monitoring of those goods. Reduction or elimination of potential risks or hazards.

Controlled storage. Special environmental conditions such as humidity, light levels or temperature. Storage of living organisms.

Special storage. Strong boxes, safes. Medical storage and biohazards. Protecting works of art or treasures. Protecting delicate or fragile items.

Special

• Astra Pluris (based at Sudi Verisia).
• Fringe Frontier Maintenance (based at Nexus).

Specialised environmental conditions, particularly for non-human sophonts. VIP transport. Prisoner Transfer services (see also Security). Frontier refuelling (Gas Traders). Frontier maintenance (the Recovery Trade).

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science