Oceana Shipping Platform

[Gateway Shipping Inc]

Situated just south of beautiful Planet Curacao in the Cortez system, Oceana Shipping Platform's services are open to anyone with good standing with Gateway Shipping Incorporated. Clients are required, at all times, to obey the laws of the three signatories of the Treaty of Curacao; namely Bretonia, Liberty, and the Crayter Republic.

Oceana's commercial sector consists of three departments:

1. Pristine Ice storage, purchase, and sale
   
2. Trade of selected commodities
   
3. Manufacturing of Docking Modules, Cloak Disruptors, and Hyperspace Scanners/Matrices.
   

I am Olson Carrick, Director of Oceana Shipping Platform and Gateway Security. We look forward to welcoming you at our station to do business with you.

♦ Mining

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Pristine Ice is best mined 11k above the ecliptic plane, at about 22k from Oceana, in sector 5D.

DSE Rhino freighters with Light Mining Arrays in slots 4-8 are ideally suited to mine the ice at optimal speed, extracting about 5k ice in the time it takes a transport to travel from the ice field to Oceana and back, leaving the the ice drifting in space, ready to be tractored in by the transport on arrival.

Miners who prefer working alone can alternatively use a DSE Hegemon Asteroid Miner with Heavy Mining Arrays in slots 1-4, and use its cargo space to haul ice to Oceana itself, albeit with lower profit and efficiency than a team.

Rhinos are available on Planet Manhattan, and Hegemon Asteroid Miners on Planet London, Planet Pittsburgh (New York), and Valley Forge Flight School (Pennsylvania).

Our local DSE representatives can provide you with DSE IDs and mining arrays if needed.

♦ Ice Mining vs Trading Profits

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Oceana Shipping Platform currently buys and sells Pristine Ice for 3000 credits per unit.

This leads to a profit of 83299 c/s for a Mining Freighter + 5k Transport duo working together (41600 c/s each if they split equally) selling their ice to Oceana.

A Hegemon Asteroid Miner working alone will make 24800 c/s because of smaller cargo and slower mining.

5k Transports buying Pristine Ice from Oceana and shipping it to Nauru in Omicron Delta make 32900 c/s on the one way trip. Similar profit on the way back is made by buying Iridium Ore and selling it to Sabah Shipyard in Coronado.

5k transports who ship the ice to Planet Miura in Okinawa or Planet Metz in Lorraine make 30000 c/s one way.

Non-minable trade commodities rarely go above 12000 c/s profit.

♦ Commodities and Shortest Routes

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The following commodities and prices give 5k transports an average of 18000 c/s profit on the 2 way trip to the nearest source. Check which commodities are currently in demand to be consumed (press F9 when docked and scroll down to the factory modules) before you ship them, as only 15k cargo space are reserved for each type.

As an example, the line for Argentium Silver is to be understood as buy Tea from Planet Curacao for 500 credits per unit, go through Manchester, New London, Cambridge, Omega-3 to sell it for 1914 c/u at Freeport 1, ship water from Freeport 1 to Freistadt, and bring Argentium Silver from there back to Oceana along the same systems for a mean profit of 18000 c/s. The route takes about 12 minutes and 30 seconds one way.

♦ Routes from Nauru

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The following routes give 5k transports a mean credits per second profit mentioned in the c/s column, if first you bring Pristine Ice from Oceana to Nauru (shortest route Manchester, New London, Cambridge, Omega 5, Omega 41, Omicron Gamma, Omicron Kappa), and then follow the listed route to the commodity source and back to Oceana.

MANUFACTURING

Customers interested in buying Docking Modules, Cloak Disruptors, or Hyperspace Scanners can pre-order them here to begin their construction, or directly buy them if there are already any available on the station.

Anyone able to dock on Oceana will be able to contribute to shipping the necessary components making profits described above by the Trade department, and thereby speed up the completion of the order.

♦ Docking Module Functionality

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Docking Modules provide a self-contained small space craft service and maintenance bay. Larger vessels can harbor one fighter or bomber to dock to their ship per Docking Module equipped. They take up 5 cargo space and can be mounted on Transports, Liners, Cruisers, Battleships, Dreadnoughts, and Carriers.

Usage

To dock to a vessel mounting a Docking Module, the vessel must be standing still and within 200-300 range when pressing dock/F3. The DM carrier will get a notification of a docking request. If the carrier then types /allowdock while having the fighter/bomber selected as target, it will dock instantaneously.

You cannot sell or buy anything to the equipment or commodity vendors when docked on a DM.

When undocking the fighter/bomber will appear near the carrier, even if it has moved between systems. If the carrier docks to any base, the fighter/bomber will appear outside that base when undocking.

If the carrier explodes, the docked snub will spawn 100k below the center of the map.

To remove docked ships from your bays, type /jettisonship <shipname>. Shipname is case sensitive.

Construction Commodities

20,000 units Industrial Hardware
10,000 units PlasFoam Conduits
10,000 units Robotic Hardware
5,000 units Reinforced Alloys
5,000 units Hull Segments
5,000 units High Performance Alloys

Selling Price: 120 Million Credits

♦ Cloak Disruptor Functionality

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Vessels equipped with a Cloak Disruptor are able to uncloak nearby cloaked ships.

Cloak Disruptor Type 1
♦ Range: 3k
♦ Cooldown: 30 seconds
♦ Cargo Requirement: 10
♦ Hardpoint Mount: Snubs, Transports, Gunboats

Cloak Disruptor Type 2
♦ Range: 6k
♦ Cooldown: 60 seconds
♦ Cargo Requirement: 200
♦ Hardpoint Mount: Destroyers, Cruisers and Battlecruisers

Cloak Disruptor Type 3
♦ Range: 9k
♦ Cooldown: 90 seconds
♦ Cargo Requirement: 450
♦ Hardpoint Mount: Battleships, Carriers and Dreadnoughts

Usage

Type /disruptor or set a key ( Options > Multiplayer > Cloak Disruptor ON/OFF)
Cloak disruptors use cloak batteries.

Construction Commodities

All types:
20,000 units Iridium
20,000 units Reinforced Alloys
10,000 units Energy Field Equipment
10,000 units Super Alloys
10,000 units Tungsten
10,000 units Plasmonic Metamaterials
10,000 units Magnetic Superconductors

Selling Price: 370 Million Credits

♦ Hyperspace Survey Module

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A Hyperspace Survey Module generates a set of Hyperspace Coordinates that can be used to direct a Hyperspace Jumpdrive towards a certain region in space.

Hyperspace Survey Module Mk I
♦ Cargo Requirement: 800 (+ 600 - 800 for fuel)
♦ Powercore Requirement: 100,000
♦ Run Time: 100 seconds
♦ Fuel Consumption/s: 6 MOX or 7 H-Fuel/oil or 8 Deuterium/Helium3
♦ Survey Life: 30 days
♦ Survey Accuracy: 90k

Construction Commodities

125,000 Reinforced Alloy
15,000 Industrial Hardware
15,000 Optronic Arrays
5000 Quantum Arrays
15,000 Robotic Hardware

Hyperspace Survey Module Mk II
♦ Cargo Requirement: 600 (+ 600 - 800 for fuel)
♦ Powercore Requirement: 100,000
♦ Run Time: 100 seconds
♦ Fuel Consumption/s: 6 MOX or 7 H-Fuel/oil or 8 Deuterium/Helium3
♦ Survey Life: 30 days
♦ Survey Accuracy: 50k

Construction Commodities

156,000 Reinforced Alloy
20,000 Industrial Hardware
15,000 Optronic Arrays
10,000 Quantum Arrays
15,000 Robotic Hardware

Hyperspace Survey Module Mk III
♦ Cargo Requirement: 400 (+ 6000 - 8000 for fuel)
♦ Powercore Requirement: 100,000
♦ Run Time: 1000 seconds
♦ Fuel Consumption/s: 6 MOX or 7 H-Fuel/oil or 8 Deuterium/Helium3
♦ Survey Life: 30 days
♦ Survey Accuracy: 25k

Construction Commodities

185,000 Reinforced Alloy
25,000 Industrial Hardware
20,000 Optronic Arrays
10,000 Quantum Arrays
20,000 Robotic Hardware

Selling Price: 600 Million Credits

♦ Hyperspace Matrix

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A Hyperspace Matrix deploys a beacon to which any ship equipped with a jump drive can jump to. The precision is approximately 4k distance, and 1 jump drive battery is required to deploy a beacon.

Usage

"Jumper" is the ship with a jump drive.
"Caller" is the ship with the Hyperspace Matrix.
Jumper starts charging the jump drive.
When it is at 80% or 90% (depending on the charge speed of the drive), Caller types /beacon.
Then Jumper types "/jumpbeacon Caller" to jump.
The beacon stays active for 1 minute. There is a cooldown of 5 minutes before the next beacon can be deployed.

Construction Commodities

90,000 Reinforced Alloys
5000 Gravity Stabilizers
15,000 Critical Temperature Alloys
21,000 Industrial Hardware
15,000 Robotic Hardware
20,000 Argentium Silver
15,000 Magnetic Superconductors

Selling Price: 510 Million Credits

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♦ Oceana Metals by Gateway Shipping Inc.:

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Probably the most popular profit taking all around of Sirius. Oceana Shipping Platform are looking for any type of Ores / Metals imports and exports ! We are accepting any type of legal mining company partner of Gateway or trader transports with any type of metals and ores

♦ Liquor and Tobacco Company by Gateway Shipping Inc.:

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The tobacco and alcohols have tradition for thousands of years. Popular and everlasting commodities which are important accessories in daily life. On Oceana Shipping Platform Gateway Shipping Inc. is offering the widest offer and the best commercial rates of these commodities. There is no limits and there is no embargo, Gateway Shipping Inc. accepts from all corner of Sirius the various house alcohols and tobacco/cigars imports and simultaneously we can offer the exports. All interested suppliers are welcome !

WE ALSO PLAN TO PERIODICALLY TEST THE MARKET FOR DEMAND OF ITEMS SUCH AS:

♦ Various House Alcohols
♦ Rare Exports From The All Corners Of Sirius
♦ Precious Metals
♦ All Manner Of Luxury Goods[/color]

Prices and availability are subject to market conditions. Continue to check here for updates!

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♦ Official Operating Licenses:

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♦ The Republic of Liberty - License Details:

♦ Base Application: Confirmation

♦ Permanent License: Certificate

♦ The Kingdom of Bretonia - Bretonian Base Registration:

♦ Listed lawful base: Legal Installation

♦ Special Thanks:

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Gateway would like to personally thank the brave men and women of the Independent Miners Guild, ALG, Planetform, Platinum Inc, the Colonial Movers, the brave men and women of the Bretonian Armed Forces and Liberty Navy, and all others who have assisted us in getting things up and running!

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[djordje_petrovic]

Hello , mr Ted Prescot Zoner from omegas here. I heard for your base and its bussines. IT is indeed good place to commence bussines and i was former OSC employee. I am planning to reestablish freeport base (after destruction in omega 15 cataclysm) , we are still survezing good spot in newly discovered omega 9 system to setttle , near rich mineral deposits. However we are to interested in other luxury commodity stuff and would work with you and OSC on supplies, as well ore supplies. We have barge supertranport but much depends of will we succed to acomodate its engines to hyperjump.

I have travelled all house space in Sirius and i must admit Your base is focus point of trading , and my base will be focus point of ore stockpiling . We can swap ore for luxuries. Our cooperatio when time comes can be most fruitfull enterprise since george Tinsley opened Barrier gate station in Coronado, harharhar ...

Best regards . Prescot out

[Gateway Shipping Inc]

Hello Mr Prescott, Gateway thanks you for making enquiries into our establishment. I am sorry to hear of your troubles within Omega 15, we heard something of a cataclysm taking place within the system but had no idea as to the full details of what happened.

Yes, it is true Oceana Shipping Platform has become a very busy trading hub being right in the center of the cross roads between Liberty and Bretonia. Predicting the rise in demand for imports into Bretonia what with the devastating war that is on-going, there was no way Kensington could have coped so Oceana was built to divert some of the Liberty traffic.

The majority of our imports tend to be Food, Medical Supplies and the like however we have also seen a demand for more luxury goods including various alcoholic drinks like Wine and Vodka.

Our main exports include various ores harvested from local systems and luxury goods manufactured within Bretonia these include Tea, Gin, Whiskey and other luxuries.

We are always interested in expanding our list of exported minerals: so any ores you may produce may be of great interest to us.
Can you please specify which ores it is that you manufacture?

Also I notice that you are planning to build a base to facilitate your mining operation in Omega 9! Gateway may be able to help you in respect to the construction of your base as we can provide the hauling power you require.

All the best,

-Bruno Gehard, Executive Officer
-Gateway Shipping Inc

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Oceana is currently undergoing repairs, but will be back soon enough. So keep it here for updates from your favourite trading hub and ore wholesaler!

[DragonScythe]

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***INCOMING TRANSMISSION***

ENCRYPTION: NONE

PRIORITY: MODERATE

TARGET ID: Gateway Shipping

LOCATION: Freistadt Base, Omega - 7 (IMG base)

COMM ID: Matrim Cauthon (Freelance Trading Convoy Leader, And Unofficial Gateway Member)

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TRANSMISSION: BEGIN

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Hello,

As you may already know, one of the ships in my convoy was shot down earlier today, outside Oceana Shipping Platform. This ship was on a routine trading mission from Freistadt base, hauling 4,900 units of silver, and was destroyed shortly after attempting to dock. The shipment was destroyed as well. It is in our best interests to keep your bases supplied, and I do realize that I should have contacted you before sending a shipment, but destroying an innocent trader whilst he was defending your base from pirates is unacceptable. If this was an malfunction of your installation's defense platforms, please fix them immediately. However, if you intentionally shot our transport down, I will have to report you to the authorities, and have your base removed from the system. Or at the very least, given a very bad reputation.

Please reply with haste.

-Matrim-

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***TRANSMISSION LOST***

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