End Game Revolution / EGR

The rise of EGR to near universal status was achieved in the short period of 13 years only. It had been more than astonishing, and there was little to suggest when its first transport service between the Sol System, The Helios system, and The Vega System was launched between 2919 and 2920 that within 10 years it would rank among the Galaxy’s top one hundred container carriers. The company’s founder Heraldic, is still very much at the core of EGR’s activities, and a relatively high proportion of his top management – many with a privateer background – have been with the company for many years, giving a stability which is rare in today’s transport industry.

The fleet has been largely built up by an astute strategy of second-hand purchases, the bargaining prices enabling EGR to operate profitably at rate levels which its establishment rivals would once never have envisaged. I do still remember the aftermath of the purchase of the EGR Caterpillar, previously a Drake Pirate ship. She had been considered by her Hull underwriters as a constructive total loss because of un-repairable problems and damages to the engine. She was sold for scrap to breakers and purchased by EGR from the breakers brokers. EGR took delivery outside of New York and accelerated at full speed into Hephaestus Station. There were many red faces in The Helios System. Many of the former owners of EGR’s still perfectly adequate ships have looked on in dismay as it has extended its transport service network to almost every corner of the star map.

It has been an interesting and instructive to watch the changing fortunes of transport companies, and EGR’s own role in the changing transport shipping environment. Some of the former owners of EGR ships have now withdrawn from the industry, and its fierce rivals in the shipping establishment have grudgingly accepted its presence and acknowledged its status as a fearsome competitor, in several cases swallowing their pride and forging vessel-sharing partnerships with the upstart.

EGR has added a twist to the tale. Its bold entry to the Garron System/The Stanton System trade was actually accompanied by its first new building, the EGR Headquarters. The EGR Constellation was purchased from a RSI broker on Terra, then a third large ship, the EGR Merchantman, was bought new from a Banu shipyard during 2933. The company’s Universal expansion continued apace in the course of the year. Besides the Garron System/Stanton System service – which includes links to the Sol System the Davian System, new routes between The Sol System and the Helios System, and between the Garron System/The Vega System and the Tyrol System/Tal System were added. The latter route also connects the Sol System/Vega System with the Stanton System, an example of the interaction of EGR’s many separate links. The Sol System becomes a key transfer area, and services within The Sol System were all built up considerably during 2936.

Credit for this achievement, and for the popularity of EGR, must be given to all the members of EGR