{"data":{"id":14802,"title":"Portfolio: Covalex Shipping","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/en\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/14802-Portfolio-Covalex-Shipping","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/14802","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/14802","channel":"Spectrum Dispatch","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":3674,"name":"Covalex.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ipocowj0x70csr\/source\/Covalex.jpg","alt":"","size":1406078,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2015-06-26T17:52:13+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3674","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/3674\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":2,"translations":{"en_EN":"It is said that if you want to see the farthest corners of the Empire, join the Navy. If you want to see even farther than that, join Covalex shipping. With hubs across dozens of systems and contracted transports hauling goods to almost everywhere else, Covalex has become an indispensable part of everyday life in the UEE. Many are surprised to learn that this auspicious conglomerate can trace its origins to less than legal beginnings.\n\nA Rocky Start\nNear the end of the Messer Era, the government, desperate to fund an ever-growing military complex, increased taxes on interplanetary shipments till off-world goods were rapidly becoming inaffordable luxuries. With the UEE\u2019s tight control over the flow of goods, many had begun to count on black market smugglers to provide the everyday things they needed to survive. Though extremely lucrative, smuggling was even more dangerous than it is today. The Navy was instructed to take extreme measures to protect this important tax revenue stream and smugglers were dealt with harshly and with lethal force. Yet thousands of men and women, known at the time as \u201cconveyors,\u201d braved jump points and blockades to secretly haul goods throughout the Empire.\n\nOne such conveyor, Hanso Malloy, decided that there had to be a better way. If she could get an official transport license, she would be able to smuggle goods more easily than any of her competitors and be fast tracked through the often risky scan stations. Unfortunately for her, only a handful of new licenses were allotted in any year, and to earn one was a lengthy and costly proposition. If she tried to acquire one through the normal means, she would have little to no chance \u2014 but for Hanso, the normal way was never her way.\n\nShe figured that if she wanted to acquire one of those licenses she would have to find something to ship that everyone needed but no one wanted to deal with. The answer came to her when a farmer, Covantino Lexly, requested she smuggle in a load of a fertilizer called moly-nitronese to the newly terraformed world where he was settling. He was at his wits end trying to get it through normal trade since most haulers refused to deal with the highly hazardous animal waste derivative. The problem was that though it was a better fertilizer for terraformed soil, there were cheaper, safer, if poor performing, alternatives. The small boost in harvest gain was not worth the Credits it would cost to ship it all the way to the frontier \u2026at least for a normal hauler.\n\nWith the Empire eager to encourage the development of these new planets, Hanso saw her opportunity. She sidestepped the TDD licensing board and petitioned the Agriculture Ministry directly for a special license to specifically haul moly-nitronese. She name her company Covalex in honor of the farmer who inspired her. The best part, though, was that the fertilizer was by nature hard to scan through, and very few customs agents were willing to search the horrible stuff by hand. She had not only gotten her license, but she had also found the perfect way to smuggle goods.\n\nGoing Legit\nWith license in hand, Hanso began hauling \u2018fertilizer\u2019 to systems far and wide. Never one to rest on her laurels, she realized that the terms of her license could be applied to sub-contractors as well. Soon conveyors far and wide were paying Hanso to fly her colors. The only rule was they had to carry the moly-nitronese and more importantly, they had to charge a fair price for the goods they were smuggling. She knew that the good will of the people was almost as valuable for the safeguarding of her livelihood as anything else. It was this longsighted vision that soon made a Covalex-flagged ship landing in your town something to be celebrated. These ships heralded the arrival of not only cheap fertilizer (if you were into such a thing) but more importantly, black market goods at a reasonable price.\n\nIt wasn\u2019t long before the UEE administrators took notice of this positive reputation as well. Their own popularity waning, they were in need of a service provider they could trust to move goods through systems that had grown hostile towards their occupation. Covalex was approached by the Messer government and issued a charter to become an official vendor. Given clear access across all borders and military lines, Covalex ships were soon providing Messer troops with supplies and for the first time officially carrying something beyond fertilizer.\n\nA smuggler at heart, and ever a prudent business woman, Hanso saw that despite this high paying contract, times were changing and the tide was turning against the Messers. She decided to stick to her usual company motto of keep the people happy. Therefore, Covalex ships began to smuggle weapons to rebel forces while providing dry goods to the Navy. Their deliveries in many ways could be attributed with fueling the success of the uprising.\n\nWhen the revolution finally ended, and the Messers ousted from power, Covalex had firmly established itself as indispensable and a true company of the people; the place to turn to when you really wanted to ensure something got to where you needed it to go. In a short time, Covalex had become so profitable that Hanso decided the company should give up smuggling altogether and focus entirely on transporting legal goods.\n\nAnything You Need\nToday Covalex has one of the largest fleets in the \u2019verse; thanks to its policy of contracting with independent ship operators. It has discovered that owners who fly their own ships are more invested in the success of the company and that their wholehearted commitment ensures a higher level of performance. In most systems, at any given time, a majority percentage of the ships flying are working under contract to Covalex.\n\nIn addition to its hauling arm, Covalex owns a number of orbital platforms in a variety of systems. These platforms, while owned and operated by Covalex, act as transfer hubs for many other shipping companies as well. Interestingly enough, and to its credit, there is no additional charge or tax on non-Covalex companies that patronize these centers. Not charging other businesses is viewed both as a means to expand its influence and as a way for it to give back to the Empire.\n\nSome of the bigger platforms have even become tourist destinations. Shops, simulations arcades, and eateries line most of the available real estate not taken up by the shipping business. Originally developed as a way to entertain haulers in-between jobs, they have become a place to visit for anybody passing nearby looking for a hot meal, and some company.\n\nNext Stop\nWhile today Covalex is seen as a stalwart company that is responsible for transporting a large amount of cargo across the Empire, the formula to its success continues to be as much a part of its DNA as are the many crates it uses:\n\nAlways keep the people happy.","de_DE":"Man sagt, wenn man die \u00e4u\u00dfersten Winkel des Imperiums sehen will, sollte man sich der Marine anschlie\u00dfen. Wenn Sie noch weiter sehen m\u00f6chten, schlie\u00dfen Sie sich dem Covalex-Versand an. Mit Hubs \u00fcber Dutzende von Systemen und Vertragstransporten, die Waren zu fast allen anderen Orten transportieren, ist Covalex zu einem unverzichtbaren Bestandteil des t\u00e4glichen Lebens in den UEE geworden. Viele sind \u00fcberrascht zu erfahren, dass dieser vielversprechende Mischkonzern seinen Ursprung in weniger als juristischen Anf\u00e4ngen hat.\n\nEin steiniger Start\nGegen Ende der Messer-\u00c4ra wollte die Regierung verzweifelt einen st\u00e4ndig wachsenden Milit\u00e4rkomplex finanzieren, die Steuern auf interplanetarische Transporte erh\u00f6hten sich, bis die Waren au\u00dferhalb der Welt schnell zu unerschwinglichem Luxus wurden. Mit der strengen Kontrolle der UEE \u00fcber den Warenfluss hatten viele begonnen, sich auf Schwarzmarktschmuggler zu verlassen, um die allt\u00e4glichen Dinge zu liefern, die sie zum \u00dcberleben ben\u00f6tigten. Obwohl \u00e4u\u00dferst lukrativ, war der Schmuggel noch gef\u00e4hrlicher als heute. Die Marine wurde angewiesen, extreme Ma\u00dfnahmen zum Schutz dieser wichtigen Steuereinnahmen zu ergreifen, und Schmuggler wurden hart und mit t\u00f6dlicher Gewalt behandelt. Doch Tausende von M\u00e4nnern und Frauen, die damals als \"F\u00f6rderer\" bekannt waren, wagten Sprungpunkte und Blockaden, um heimlich Waren durch das ganze Reich zu transportieren.\n\nEin solcher F\u00f6rderer, Hanso Malloy, entschied, dass es einen besseren Weg geben musste. Wenn sie eine offizielle Transportlizenz bekommen k\u00f6nnte, k\u00f6nnte sie Waren leichter schmuggeln als ihre Konkurrenten und sich durch die oft riskanten Scan-Stationen lotsen lassen. Leider wurden ihr in jedem Jahr nur eine Handvoll neuer Lizenzen zugeteilt, und eine zu verdienen, war ein langwieriges und kostspieliges Unterfangen. Wenn sie versuchte, einen mit den normalen Mitteln zu erwerben, h\u00e4tte sie wenig bis keine Chance - aber f\u00fcr Hanso war der normale Weg nie ihr Weg.\n\nSie dachte, wenn sie eine dieser Lizenzen erwerben wollte, m\u00fcsste sie etwas zum Versenden finden, das jeder brauchte, aber niemand wollte sich darum k\u00fcmmern. Die Antwort kam zu ihr, als ein Landwirt, Covantino Lexly, sie bat, eine Ladung eines D\u00fcngemittels namens Moly-Nitronese in die neu terrassenf\u00f6rmige Welt zu schmuggeln, in der er sich niederlie\u00df. Er war am Ende seines Verstandes und versuchte, es durch den normalen Handel zu bringen, da sich die meisten Spediteure weigerten, sich mit dem hochgef\u00e4hrlichen Derivat tierischer Abf\u00e4lle zu befassen. Das Problem war, dass es, obwohl es ein besserer D\u00fcnger f\u00fcr terrassenf\u00f6rmige B\u00f6den war, billigere, sicherere, wenn auch schlecht funktionierende Alternativen gab. Der kleine Anstieg des Erntegewinns war nicht die Credits wert, die es kosten w\u00fcrde, ihn bis an die Grenze zu transportieren....zumindest f\u00fcr einen normalen Spediteur.\n\nMit dem Reich, das begierig darauf war, die Entwicklung dieser neuen Planeten zu f\u00f6rdern, sah Hanso ihre Chance. Sie wich dem TDD-Lizenzboard aus und beantragte direkt beim Landwirtschaftsministerium eine Sonderlizenz f\u00fcr den Transport von Moly-Nitronese. Sie nennt ihre Firma Covalex zu Ehren des Bauern, der sie inspiriert hat. Das Beste daran war jedoch, dass der D\u00fcnger von Natur aus schwer zu durchsuchen war, und nur sehr wenige Zollbeamte waren bereit, das schreckliche Zeug von Hand zu suchen. Sie hatte nicht nur ihren F\u00fchrerschein gemacht, sondern auch den perfekten Weg gefunden, um Waren zu schmuggeln.\n\nAuf dem Vormarsch\nMit der Lizenz in der Hand begann Hanso, \"D\u00fcnger\" zu Systemen weit und breit zu schleppen. Niemals jemand, der sich auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhte, erkannte sie, dass die Bedingungen ihrer Lizenz auch auf Unterauftragnehmer angewendet werden konnten. Bald zahlten F\u00f6rderb\u00e4nder weit und breit Hanso, um ihre Farben zu fliegen. Die einzige Regel war, dass sie die Moly-Nitronese tragen mussten, und was noch wichtiger war, sie mussten einen fairen Preis f\u00fcr die Waren verlangen, die sie schmuggelten. Sie wusste, dass der gute Wille der Menschen f\u00fcr die Sicherung ihres Lebensunterhalts fast so wertvoll ist wie alles andere. Es war diese weitsichtige Vision, die es bald m\u00f6glich machte, dass ein unter der Flagge von Covalex landendes Schiff in Ihrer Stadt gefeiert wurde. Diese Schiffe k\u00fcndigten die Ankunft nicht nur von billigem D\u00fcnger an (wenn man auf so etwas steht), sondern vor allem von Schwarzmarktprodukten zu einem vern\u00fcnftigen Preis.\n\nEs dauerte nicht lange, bis auch die UEE-Administratoren auf diesen positiven Ruf aufmerksam wurden. Ihre eigene Popularit\u00e4t schwand, sie brauchten einen Dienstleister, den sie nutzen konnten.\nVertrauen, um Waren durch Systeme zu transportieren, die ihrer Besch\u00e4ftigung gegen\u00fcber feindselig geworden waren. Covalex wurde von der Regierung Messer angesprochen und hat eine Charta herausgegeben, um offizieller Lieferant zu werden. Mit freiem Zugang \u00fcber alle Grenzen und milit\u00e4rischen Linien hinweg versorgten die Covalex-Schiffe bald die Messer-Truppen und brachten erstmals offiziell etwas \u00fcber den D\u00fcnger hinaus.\n\nEin Schmuggler im Herzen, und immer eine umsichtige Gesch\u00e4ftsfrau, Hanso sah, dass trotz dieses hoch bezahlten Vertrages, Zeiten \u00e4nderten sich und die Flut drehte sich gegen die Messers. Sie entschied sich, an ihrem \u00fcblichen Firmenmotto festzuhalten, die Menschen gl\u00fccklich zu machen. Daher begannen die Schiffe der Covalex, Waffen an Rebellen zu schmuggeln und der Marine Trockenwaren zur Verf\u00fcgung zu stellen. Ihre Lieferungen in vielerlei Hinsicht waren darauf zur\u00fcckzuf\u00fchren, dass sie den Erfolg des Aufstands ankurbelten.\n\nAls die Revolution schlie\u00dflich endete und die Messers von der Macht verdr\u00e4ngt wurden, hatte sich Covalex fest als unverzichtbar und eine wahre Gesellschaft des Volkes etabliert; der Ort, an den man sich wenden konnte, wenn man wirklich sicherstellen wollte, dass etwas dorthin gelangte, wo man es haben wollte. In kurzer Zeit war Covalex so profitabel geworden, dass Hanso beschloss, dass das Unternehmen den Schmuggel ganz aufgeben und sich ganz auf den Transport legaler Waren konzentrieren sollte.\n\nAlles, was du brauchst\nHeute verf\u00fcgt Covalex \u00fcber eine der gr\u00f6\u00dften Flotten im Vers, dank seiner Politik, Vertr\u00e4ge mit unabh\u00e4ngigen Reedereien abzuschlie\u00dfen. Es hat sich herausgestellt, dass Eigent\u00fcmer, die ihre eigenen Schiffe fliegen, st\u00e4rker in den Erfolg des Unternehmens investiert sind und dass ihr uneingeschr\u00e4nktes Engagement f\u00fcr ein h\u00f6heres Leistungsniveau sorgt. In den meisten Systemen arbeitet zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt ein Gro\u00dfteil der fliegenden Schiffe im Auftrag von Covalex.\n\nZus\u00e4tzlich zu seinem Schlepparm besitzt Covalex eine Reihe von Orbitalplattformen in verschiedenen Systemen. Diese Plattformen, die sich im Besitz von Covalex befinden und von Covalex betrieben werden, fungieren auch f\u00fcr viele andere Reedereien als Transferknotenpunkte. Interessanterweise gibt es keine zus\u00e4tzlichen Geb\u00fchren oder Steuern f\u00fcr Nicht-Covalex-Unternehmen, die diese Zentren unterst\u00fctzen. Die Nichtberechnung anderer Unternehmen wird sowohl als Mittel zur Erweiterung des Einflusses als auch als M\u00f6glichkeit angesehen, dem Imperium etwas zur\u00fcckzugeben.\n\nEinige der gr\u00f6\u00dferen Plattformen sind sogar zu touristischen Zielen geworden. Gesch\u00e4fte, Simulationsarkaden und Gastronomiebetriebe s\u00e4umen den gr\u00f6\u00dften Teil der verf\u00fcgbaren Immobilien, die nicht von der Schifffahrt genutzt werden. Urspr\u00fcnglich entwickelt als eine M\u00f6glichkeit, Schlepper zwischen den Jobs zu unterhalten, sind sie zu einem Besuchsort f\u00fcr alle, die in der N\u00e4he vorbeikommen und eine warme Mahlzeit suchen, und f\u00fcr einige Unternehmen geworden.\n\nN\u00e4chster Halt\nW\u00e4hrend Covalex heute als ein unersch\u00fctterliches Unternehmen angesehen wird, das f\u00fcr den Transport einer gro\u00dfen Menge an Fracht durch das Imperium verantwortlich ist, ist die Formel f\u00fcr seinen Erfolg nach wie vor genauso Teil seiner DNA wie die vielen Kisten, die es verwendet:\n\nHalte die Leute immer gl\u00fccklich.","zh_CN":"It is said that if you want to see the farthest corners of the Empire, join the Navy. If you want to see even farther than that, join Covalex shipping. With hubs across dozens of systems and contracted transports hauling goods to almost everywhere else, Covalex has become an indispensable part of everyday life in the UEE. Many are surprised to learn that this auspicious conglomerate can trace its origins to less than legal beginnings.\n\nA Rocky Start\nNear the end of the Messer Era, the government, desperate to fund an ever-growing military complex, increased taxes on interplanetary shipments till off-world goods were rapidly becoming inaffordable luxuries. With the UEE\u2019s tight control over the flow of goods, many had begun to count on black market smugglers to provide the everyday things they needed to survive. Though extremely lucrative, smuggling was even more dangerous than it is today. The Navy was instructed to take extreme measures to protect this important tax revenue stream and smugglers were dealt with harshly and with lethal force. Yet thousands of men and women, known at the time as \u201cconveyors,\u201d braved jump points and blockades to secretly haul goods throughout the Empire.\n\nOne such conveyor, Hanso Malloy, decided that there had to be a better way. If she could get an official transport license, she would be able to smuggle goods more easily than any of her competitors and be fast tracked through the often risky scan stations. Unfortunately for her, only a handful of new licenses were allotted in any year, and to earn one was a lengthy and costly proposition. If she tried to acquire one through the normal means, she would have little to no chance \u2014 but for Hanso, the normal way was never her way.\n\nShe figured that if she wanted to acquire one of those licenses she would have to find something to ship that everyone needed but no one wanted to deal with. The answer came to her when a farmer, Covantino Lexly, requested she smuggle in a load of a fertilizer called moly-nitronese to the newly terraformed world where he was settling. He was at his wits end trying to get it through normal trade since most haulers refused to deal with the highly hazardous animal waste derivative. The problem was that though it was a better fertilizer for terraformed soil, there were cheaper, safer, if poor performing, alternatives. The small boost in harvest gain was not worth the Credits it would cost to ship it all the way to the frontier \u2026at least for a normal hauler.\n\nWith the Empire eager to encourage the development of these new planets, Hanso saw her opportunity. She sidestepped the TDD licensing board and petitioned the Agriculture Ministry directly for a special license to specifically haul moly-nitronese. She name her company Covalex in honor of the farmer who inspired her. The best part, though, was that the fertilizer was by nature hard to scan through, and very few customs agents were willing to search the horrible stuff by hand. She had not only gotten her license, but she had also found the perfect way to smuggle goods.\n\nGoing Legit\nWith license in hand, Hanso began hauling \u2018fertilizer\u2019 to systems far and wide. Never one to rest on her laurels, she realized that the terms of her license could be applied to sub-contractors as well. Soon conveyors far and wide were paying Hanso to fly her colors. The only rule was they had to carry the moly-nitronese and more importantly, they had to charge a fair price for the goods they were smuggling. She knew that the good will of the people was almost as valuable for the safeguarding of her livelihood as anything else. It was this longsighted vision that soon made a Covalex-flagged ship landing in your town something to be celebrated. These ships heralded the arrival of not only cheap fertilizer (if you were into such a thing) but more importantly, black market goods at a reasonable price.\n\nIt wasn\u2019t long before the UEE administrators took notice of this positive reputation as well. Their own popularity waning, they were in need of a service provider they could trust to move goods through systems that had grown hostile towards their occupation. Covalex was approached by the Messer government and issued a charter to become an official vendor. Given clear access across all borders and military lines, Covalex ships were soon providing Messer troops with supplies and for the first time officially carrying something beyond fertilizer.\n\nA smuggler at heart, and ever a prudent business woman, Hanso saw that despite this high paying contract, times were changing and the tide was turning against the Messers. She decided to stick to her usual company motto of keep the people happy. Therefore, Covalex ships began to smuggle weapons to rebel forces while providing dry goods to the Navy. Their deliveries in many ways could be attributed with fueling the success of the uprising.\n\nWhen the revolution finally ended, and the Messers ousted from power, Covalex had firmly established itself as indispensable and a true company of the people; the place to turn to when you really wanted to ensure something got to where you needed it to go. In a short time, Covalex had become so profitable that Hanso decided the company should give up smuggling altogether and focus entirely on transporting legal goods.\n\nAnything You Need\nToday Covalex has one of the largest fleets in the \u2019verse; thanks to its policy of contracting with independent ship operators. It has discovered that owners who fly their own ships are more invested in the success of the company and that their wholehearted commitment ensures a higher level of performance. In most systems, at any given time, a majority percentage of the ships flying are working under contract to Covalex.\n\nIn addition to its hauling arm, Covalex owns a number of orbital platforms in a variety of systems. These platforms, while owned and operated by Covalex, act as transfer hubs for many other shipping companies as well. Interestingly enough, and to its credit, there is no additional charge or tax on non-Covalex companies that patronize these centers. Not charging other businesses is viewed both as a means to expand its influence and as a way for it to give back to the Empire.\n\nSome of the bigger platforms have even become tourist destinations. Shops, simulations arcades, and eateries line most of the available real estate not taken up by the shipping business. Originally developed as a way to entertain haulers in-between jobs, they have become a place to visit for anybody passing nearby looking for a hot meal, and some company.\n\nNext Stop\nWhile today Covalex is seen as a stalwart company that is responsible for transporting a large amount of cargo across the Empire, the formula to its success continues to be as much a part of its DNA as are the many crates it uses:\n\nAlways keep the people happy."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":54,"created_at":"2015-06-26T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"10 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-06-01 15:54:51","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":14801,"next_id":14803}}