Commercial – Shipping
Diamond Enterprises began on Bastiat (Clement, Franklin 0807) in 2291 when Chandra Maxwell purchased a portion of Lancaster Shipping. Chandra’s original purchase gave her the rights to Lancaster shipping routes in the Franklin subsector. These routes, the ships (including the armed escorts), and the crew members were thought to be well worth the 1.2 gigacredits Chandra and her investors paid for them.
Diamond began shipping cargo from the Franklin subsector to Hub subsector, and then to Terra, returning with materials and colonists for the Franklin subsector. In addition to the trade route to Terra, Diamond provided shipping services to the Franklin, Cascadia and Sequoyah subsectors.
There were frequent accusations that Diamond was attempting to disrupt and then steal routes from other companies. More than once, cargoes were “mysteriously” loaded onto the wrong ships. There were frequent clashes between crews in the bars and night clubs (and even a Captain’s Guild lounge or two). In a few incidents, the armed escort vessels have fired upon one another.
In the chaos immediately following the Conduit collapse, Blue Star Lines accused Diamond of engaging in piracy. Two Blue Star captains alleged that Diamond Enterprises escort vessels attacked their ships and stole their cargo. The accusation was never proven, but there is no love lost between the two firms.
Competitors
- Blue Star Lines
- Foreign Nobility Computer Company
Locations
Headquarters
- Freehold city, Bastiat (Clement, Franklin 0807)
Important Bases / Facilities
- Rueff (moon of Mises), Bastiat system (Clement, Franklin 0807) – warehousing facility