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Freighter services - looking for reliable hauler
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Upde
Upde Harris Industries
#1 - 2012-06-20 16:04:31 UTC
I am in the process of setting up a small scale industry in low sec but I ahven't got the manpower to take care of all the logistics of moving goods out of low sec into hi sec locations.

Are there any corps or players who specialise in freight movement I could contract out to and if so where do they advertise / show cost breakdowns etcso I can start doing some research into who i would sub contract out to ?

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum
Pinstar Colton
Sweet Asteroid Acres
#2 - 2012-06-20 16:07:48 UTC
What region of low sec are you based in, and to what region of high do you need goods moved?

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Baba Yagas
The Initiative.
#3 - 2012-06-20 16:11:04 UTC
check out red frog logistics and thier sister black frog. they specialize in freighter services
Barbara Nichole
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
#4 - 2012-06-20 20:40:46 UTC  |  Edited by: Barbara Nichole
If you are to believe large scale forum bullys no one actually moves their own stuff to high sec.. lol.

You can set up sell orders and have buyers come to you - without the need for you to pay someone else to move your product. You'll have to do your own cost analysis to determine which is more cost effective in your situation and with your product. but Red Frog is reputable if you want to hire someone.

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Skorpynekomimi
#5 - 2012-06-20 22:28:28 UTC
Red frog/black frog specialise in freight movement. High and low/null respectively.

Otherwise, just set up a contract and wait.

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Tae Arji
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-07-02 11:57:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Tae Arji
there is also Kador systems we have a high sec freighter service and are cheaper then redfrog\blackfrog\push but you would have to move it out of low sec to highsec where we will move it to where you want it to go
Yvonne Paaltomo
Chanuur
The Initiative.
#7 - 2012-07-02 12:42:14 UTC
Tae Arji wrote:
there is also Kador systems we have a high sec freighter service and are cheaper then redfrog\blackfrog\push but you would have to move it out of low sec to highsec where we will move it to where you want it to go

No offence, but you're not cheaper than push based on your corp description.

OT: Push does provide low sec service. Feel free to join PushX channel ingame to get more information and quotes. Or read https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=41058
Tae Arji
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-07-02 12:54:17 UTC
i have a spread sheet says otherwise for shorter trips you guys are it but the farther you go say 10 trips we are cheaper
Tae Arji
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-07-03 11:33:36 UTC
Zathryon
Amarr General Drilling and Construction
#10 - 2012-07-03 15:30:58 UTC
realistically? learn to use a freighter or get someone in your corp who can.

More importantly though, freighters through low sec isnt much fun. I hope you have the ability to defend/escort said freighter or contract with someone whom you trust with all your wealthy freighterfull of stuff.
Styth spiting
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#11 - 2012-07-03 19:37:54 UTC
Zathryon wrote:
More importantly though, freighters through low sec isnt much fun. I hope you have the ability to defend/escort said freighter or contract with someone whom you trust with all your wealthy freighterfull of stuff.


Which is why you pay a freighter service that can afford a freighter (and replacements), and can afford to setup and pay for escort services.

Getting started / setup to do industry the last thing you want to do on top of all the other training, time and costs is to spend several more weeks training for a freighter, spend 1.3 billion and then hope you don't get said freighter and your cargo destroyed. It's much easier, cheaper and faster to use a 3rd party. I would rather lose 5% -10% of my profits to freighter transport costs with assurance that I will receive my goods (that would be insured).