On Aug 22, 2014, at 12:50 PM, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

> I've always thought that most interstellar shipping, like most shipping today, would be done by large, scheduled container ships. Small independents in their free/far/fat traders would fill in gaps -- whether that means visiting a system without regular freight service (for whatever reason), or getting an urgent cargo delivered ahead of the usual schedule, or carrying something the regulars won't touch for legal or other reasons.

For example, the macguffin trade is almost entirely handled by small independent operators :-)

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