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.
Commercial Organisations
Important organisations within this sector include:
Transport & Logistics
Major Companies
- Allied Interface Factors Inc (based at Jesel)
- 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)
Primary Activities
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.
Vessels belonging to Transport and Logistics companies primarily work along Star Lanes.
Courier Services
Major Companies
- 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)
Primary Activities
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
Businesses involved in the storage trade. They specialise in keeping things safe, protected, and at their optimal environmental conditions.
Major Companies
- Matrix Solutions (based at Wolf)
- Stor-All (based at Sudi Verisia)
Primary Activities
There are considered to be three 'levels' of storage. These are:
- Basic storage. Fundamentally this is holding goods in a controlled area. Typically it takes the form of crates in warehouses, shipping containers, hoppers, stacked boxes or barrels, drums containing liquid or fluid, and piled or stacked basic raw materials such as ore or lumber. Sufficient security is provided to protect those goods while they are being stored, and sufficient shelter is given to adequately protect them from local environmental conditions. There is active monitoring of the goods under care, and measures are taken to reduce or eliminate potential risks or hazards.
- Controlled storage. Services are offered to store substances, goods or materials that require special conditions or particular attention. Typically this amounts to unusual environmental conditions such as high or low gravity, extremes of pressure or temperature, levels of humidity, light levels, or rhythms such as light-dark cycles. It typically includes providing an appropriate environment to sensitive materials or living organisms.
- Special storage. This service offers facilities such as strong boxes, safes and vaults. It also includes medical storage, and controlled sealed containment for threats such as biohazards and radioactive substances. It also includes storage for very large items and for objects that need to be held for a very long period of time.
Specialist Transport Services
Major Companies
- Astra Pluris (based at Sudi Verisia).
- Fringe Frontier Maintenance (based at Nexus).
Primary Activities
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).
References & Contributors / Sources
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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