Croshaw Logistics & Exploration / CROLEX

Origins

As humanity made the leap from Sol to Croshaw, many dangers faced the first pioneers. Chief among them was navigating the treacherous jump point, as ships had to be manually piloted between the two systems. Out of this, a new breed of pilot was born. Nicknamed “Jumpers”, these pilots sold themselves as the only reliable way to get between the two systems, and charged handsomely for their services. However, it quickly became apparent that not all Jumpers had the necessary skills or expertise to reliably navigate the jump point, with many companies and governments losing valuable assets at the hands of inexperienced Jumpers.

Out of the burgeoning Jumper community, the Croshaw Jumper Exchange (JumpEx) was created. Founded by Teemo Verada, himself an experienced Jumper with over 100 jumps to his name, JumpEx quickly established itself as the go to contracting firm for reliable and skilled pilots. Teemo realized that he could hire junior pilots, taking them under his wing to train and mentor, and once suitably skilled he could contract them out and make a tidy profit. JumpEx dominated the Jumper contract market for 3 decades, well after the signing of the Freeman Act in 2380.

Transition

Following the signing of the Freeman Act and the creation of the UNE, authorities moved to regulate and control the flow of traffic through the jump point. Though it took several years for this process to be fully implemented, Teemo could see that in order for JumpEx to have a future, he would need to transition into other fields. Working with his son Ellis, they identified an opportunity within the Croshaw system itself. Having established a home on Angeli (Croshaw II), Teemo started Croshaw Logistics & Haulage (CL&H), utilising many of the pilots who flew for JumpEx. Unfortunately, Teemo did not live long enough to see the fruits of his labour, as he died of a heart attack on February 23rd, 2382. Having been mentored and groomed by his father, Ellis stepped in to continue the work Teemo had started.

With an existing number of transport vessels already running supply routes for the various private organisations operating in the system, Ellis expanded the operation and grew the fleet to over 50 ships within the first 3 years, such was the demand for transport during this time. Terraforming activities on Angeli were progressing much quicker than originally anticipated, driving a huge demand for inter-system transport, which Ellis capitalised on. By the beginning of the 25th century, CL&H had grown to one of the largest Logistics companies in the UNE.