¶ Fleet Carrier Trade Mission Guide
Maximize profits and streamline trading using Fleet Carriers. Learn how to run successful trade missions, both loading and unloading commodities efficiently.
¶ Overview
Fleet Carrier trade is simple: buy low, sell high. Carriers hold thousands of tons of commodities, park near stations, and jump across human space in one hyperjump.
The difference is that Fleet Carriers can hold tens of thousands of tons of a commodity, park right next to their target station, and travel across the entirety of human-controlled space in a single hyperjump. What’s more, because they can park in-system next to almost any station, you can trade between a Fleet Carrier and a Station with just a few seconds in supercruise each way rather than a long jump between systems. This makes turnaround for Fleet Carrier trade missions extremely fast for haulers and is what makes the credits:hour ratio so lucrative (and the gameplay loop so chilled!).
¶ The Basics
Fleet Carriers work like space stations. When in the same system, they appear in your Navigation panel and can be flown to in supercruise.
- 📌 Carriers have Large landing pads, and all Exiles carriers provide Refuel, Rearm, and Repair services.
- 📊 The Commodity Market works similarly to a station’s, but with a slightly different layout.
¶ Loading Missions
Fleet Carrier loading missions involve pilots hauling specified commodities from a station to a Fleet Carrier to stock it for future sale.
Each trade mission includes the following details:
- 🌍 System: The system where the trade operation takes place.
- 🚀 Station: The station selling the required commodity.
- 📦 Commodity: The item you need to purchase and transport.
- 💰 Profit: Per ton payout for selling to the Fleet Carrier.
- 🛳 Fleet Carrier: The carrier you will deliver the cargo to.
- 📊 Total Amount: The number of units the Carrier is buying.
Why Join a Trade Mission?
- 🔹 Quick Profits: All Exiles Fleet Carriers guarantee at least 10,000 CR/unit in profit.
- 🔹 Minimal Travel Time: Since Carriers park close to stations, round trips are incredibly fast.
- 🔹 Community Trading: Work with other CMDRs to haul large quantities efficiently.
¶ Unloading Missions
Unloading is the same as loading except you buy from the Carrier and sell to the target Station. Also, unlike with loading, you earn trade rank for selling from a Fleet Carrier to a Station. Often if you find an active Exiles trade mission and are around when the Carrier finishes loading, you can ride the Carrier’s hyperjump to it's unloading system – ask in the Trade Discord Channel on our Discord server. Fleet Carrier hyperjumps take 15 minutes to complete and will carry all ships (and CMDRs!) on board with them when they jump, so this can be a great way to get your big heavy Type 9 halfway across the Bubble even with a 10ly jump range and no fuel scoop!
- 📈 Trade Rank Progression: Selling from a Carrier to a Station counts toward trade rank.
- 🚀 Carrier Hyperjump Rides: If you’re around when loading finishes, ride the Carrier to its unloading system.
- ⏳ Hyperjump Duration: Fleet Carrier jumps take 15 minutes and carry all ships docked.
¶ Profit Split
How does this make money for everyone?
Carriers exploit high-margin trades. For example, if one station sells Agronomic Treatment for 5,000 CR and another buys for 30,000 CR:
- 📌 The Carrier buys at 15,000 CR/unit (you make 10,000 CR per ton).
- 📌 The Carrier sells at 25,000 CR/unit (Carrier owner profits 10,000 CR per ton).
This structure ensures haulers and the Carrier owner profit from the trade.
¶ Trade Mission Template for Discord
Copy the template below into Discord and edit.
# FLEET CARRIER [LOADING/UNLOADING]
## <:bookmark_carrier:1311654465740345435> [CARRIER NAME] <:bookmark_carrier:1311654465740345435>
<:box:1307730806369947820> **ITEM**: **[COMMODITY]**
<:1225642677425406013:1307731867272876072> **DEMAND**: **[TOTAL AMOUNT]**
<:bookmark:1307730796567859241> **FC BUYING PRICE**: **[PRICE] Cr**
<:1225642821378113630:1307731425075658823> **PROFIT/TON**: **[PROFIT] Cr**
<:system:1307730802825756692> **LOCATION**
• **Carrier Name**: [CARRIER NAME]
• **System**: [SYSTEM NAME]
• **Body**: [PLANET/STAR]
• **Station**: [STATION NAME]
• **Station Pad Size**: [PAD SIZE]
<:SquadBM:1307730795602903160> **DETAILS**
[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE TRADE MISSION]
- **Date Range**:
- [START TIMESTAMP]
- [END TIMESTAMP]
- **Departure**:
<:1232944088354131999:1307730848392548456> **CONTACT**: <@[USER ID]>
Have questions? Join the discussion on Discord.