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| - Liberty's main corporations are also known as "The Big Three": Interspace Commerce, Ageira Technologies, and Universal Shipping. Liberty has two other major corporations, somewhat less powerful than the "Big Three": Deep Space Engineering fills the role of a subcontractor to Ageira Technologies and the Liberty Navy, building ships and maintaining trade lanes and jump gates. Synth Foods, on the other hand, is a agribiz conglomerate which created the revolutionary "Synth Paste", allowing processed food to be made from unlikely vegetation. Synth Paste also has the advantage of an improbable shelf life and does not require refrigeration; however, there are concerns regarding its nutritional value, and many people simply find the stuff revolting.
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| - Liberty's main corporations are also known as "The Big Three": Interspace Commerce, Ageira Technologies, and Universal Shipping. Liberty has two other major corporations, somewhat less powerful than the "Big Three": Deep Space Engineering fills the role of a subcontractor to Ageira Technologies and the Liberty Navy, building ships and maintaining trade lanes and jump gates. Synth Foods, on the other hand, is a agribiz conglomerate which created the revolutionary "Synth Paste", allowing processed food to be made from unlikely vegetation. Synth Paste also has the advantage of an improbable shelf life and does not require refrigeration; however, there are concerns regarding its nutritional value, and many people simply find the stuff revolting. These corporations took full advantage of Liberty's choice central location in Sirius to establish the Trade Lane network using the Universal Ship Identification system. All five have since profited handsomely from upgrading, maintaining, and extending this network, as well as trading commodities on the network and insuring the shipments. Ageira developed the Trade Lane and Jump Gate technology and packaged it with the USI. Deep Space Engineering built and maintains the network of Trade Lanes and Jump Gates. Interspace Commerce originally financed the venture, but lost great clout in the 521 AS during the Rheinland-Kusari trade embargo and resulting Sirius Commerce Pact with Kusari and Rheinland. At this time, IC was forced to switch to insuring cargos to maintain financial viability. Using the USI technology, IC can determine what cargos are going where and instantly calculate probabilities to ensure profitable margins on cargo insurance premiums and minimize fraud. Ships from all Liberty companies can be seen in Bretonian, Kusari, and Rheinland space.
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