OOC Credit goes to RU Comet for his idea of setting shipping prices and for some of the ideas on structuring the cost. Thanks
Ru Comet
!
SHIPPING COST MATRIX
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Interstellar Shipping Terminology
Load - one delivery utilizing a ship or a number of ships designated to transport goods from one destination to another
Standard - examples include manufactured parts, raw materials, furniture, beverages, non-refrigerated foods, building supplies, small consumer goods
Nonstandard: Bulky - examples include irregular-shaped containers, starfighter frames, prefabricated structures (small dome abodes)
Nonstandard: Handling - examples include live creatures, environment dependent items (refrigeration, heat lamps, etc), volatile ammunition (i.e. explosives), etc.
Nonstandard: Specialty - examples include precious gems, prototype technology, functioning weaponry, etc.
Tonnage - items are measured by tonnage. Here are a few examples of item weights:
1 ton - Blaster Rifles x 250
1 ton - Datapads x 1,300
2 tons - Speeder Bikes x 3
15 tons - X-Wing
30 tons - 40’ Standard Shipping Container (full of cargo)
60 tons - Gravtank
500 tons - Proton Torpedoes x 750
Tiers of Shipping Loads
Tier 1 – Standard Load
Tier 2 – Nonstandard Load: Bulky, Handling, or Specialty Loads: this tier includes just 1 nonstandard characteristic
Tier 3 – Select Nonstandard: this tier includes 2 nonstandard characteristics
Tier 4 – Premium Nonstandard: this tier includes 3 nonstandard characteristics
Transit Fees
No price Adjustment if the destination is along an established hyperlane that can be used for the majority of the transit
+10% No Hyperlane - destination is not along an established hyperlane
-20% Routes Across the "Big Five" – destination along the Perlemian Trade Route, Corellian Run, Corellian Trade Spine, Hydian Way, or Rimma Trade Route
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+5% Hazardous - Destination is within a hazardous system (i.e. Hutt Space)
+15% Warzone - Destination is within an area of conflict or active warzone (i.e. Dominions, Invasions)
+25% Hot Zone - Destination and load are to actively reinforce a faction in an active warzone (i.e. delivering reinforcements to a faction during an invasion, such as troops, vehicles, starfighters, ammunition, bacta, etc.)
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-10% Elite Client - if the client's organization enters an ongoing logistics contract with Interstellar Shipping, all loads are 10% off. Elite Clients are listed
above.
Tier Cost Per Ton (minimum load is 100 tons)
Tier 1 – 25 credits/per hex
Tier 2 – 50 credits/per hex
Tier 3 – 75 credits/per hex
Tier 4 – 100 credits/per hex
EXAMPLE 1
500 tons of Durasteel from Coruscant to Ord Mantell (5 hexes)
Tier 1: 25 credits/ton x 500 tons = 12,500 credits
125,000 credits x 5 hexes = 62,500 credits
+10% No Hyperlane
TOTAL LOAD COST = 68,750 credits
EXAMPLE 2
10 X-Wings (150 tons) from Corellia to Delrakkin (21 hexes)
Tier 3 (Bulky and Specialty): 75 credits/ton x 150 tons = 11,250 credits
11,250 credits x 21 hexes = 236,250 credits
-20% Super-Hyperroute
TOTAL LOAD COST = 189,000 credits
EXAMPLE 3 (actual Interstellar Shipping example)
1000 tons of Proton Torpedoes (approximately 1500 units) from Taris to Mandalore, which was in a Hot Zone (2 Hexes)
*Interstellar Shipping provided ordinance to the Mandalorian Clans when defending against a Sith Empire invasion
Tier 3 (Handling and Specialty): 75 credits/ton x 1000 tons = 75,000
75,000 credits x 2 hexes = 150,000 credits
+5% No Hyperlane, +20% Hot Zone = +30%
TOTAL LOAD COST = 195,000 credits
REAL WORLD EXAMPLES: Cars weigh about 3 tons – transport cost is anywhere from $1000-$5000 for overseas transport and $5000-$40000 for air transport. Obviously, this cost would be significantly less if the cars are shipped in bulk. Another example is to have a shipping container shipped overseas from the USA to China—this would cost approximately $5,000, which can carry a maximum of 30 tons. So in US dollars, it could cost approximately $167/per ton to ship cargo from the US to China. This gives you an idea of the kind of money that is freight logistics!
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Order Format
CLIENT ORGANIZATION: (The Company (including department), Government (including department), or individual)
CLIENT NAME: (The name of the individual who is point of contact for the contract)
LOADING LOCATION: (location that the load will be picked up for transport - please include system, planet, and building)
DESTINATION: (location that the load will be delivered - please include system, planet, and building)
RECEIVING: (name or group of people who can sign for the delivery)
TYPE/TONNAGE OF CARGO: (list the cargo that is being shipped and its tonnage, minimum tonnage is 100 tons)
TIMELINE: (denote the desired number of days that the cargo is to be picked up)
Clients are encouraged to do their own math in regards to what the estimate may be. Once the Order is placed, Interstellar Shipping will respond with its delivery contract. At that, the client can accept the contract or respond with any amendments to the contract that they believe are needed.
*If your loads are under 100 tons, we encourage you to use some of the smaller transportation companies, such as Comet's Delivery Service, run by
Ru Comet
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