What is Shipping?
Shipping is the movement of goods and/or people from one location to another. The primary concern of shipping is the movement of commodities that are
plentiful within one setting to another where they are lacking; all done in the search for a profit. As it has been in our own history, water borne
shipping is by far the cheapest means of moving goods and people throughout the Hârnic isles.
Dominant Forms of Water Borne Shipping
Coastal
Coastal shipping deals primarily with the redistribution of surplus commodities from one settlement to another, within the same region, having a
shortage of those particular commodities. An example being, point ‘A’ may have a surplus of grain and ships it to point ‘B’
where grain is needed. In addition, exotic wares coming into the region, by way of long distant trade, are broken up into smaller lots and redistributed
throughout the surrounding region for resale to those who can afford them. For example, a load of spices comes into Aleath, from Cherafir or points
further a field. The load is redistributed by coastal traders to surrounding settlements or moved on to Golotha.
Inland Waterways
Inland shipping deals with much the same activities as coastal shipping but with a focus on the movement of goods and people along rivers and large
inland lakes. For example, Coranan is a major trading center on the Thard River, all of its needs for food and raw materials are brought in by river
craft and finished goods are send out using the same vessels.
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