Kerularios & Company

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Kerularios & Company

Type	Stock Company
Industry	Transport, Logistics, Food, Energy
Founded	1658 AN
Headquarters	Aqaba, Constancia Punta Santiago, Alduria
Key people	Maximinus Kerularios (Founder) Jacqueline Kerularios (CEO, Owner) Bartolome Gonzalez Prieto (COO)
Products	Container shipping, logistics, ferry and tanker transport, drilling rigs, FPSOs, oil and gas exploration, shipyards, retail, food products

Kerularios & Company is a Constancian-New Alexandrian multinational conglomerate operating in the transport, logistics, food, finance and energy sectors. Established in 1685 AN in Aqaba, Constancia, it has grown into one of the largest container ship and supply vessel operators in Micras. The company has dual headquarters in Aqaba, Constancia, and Punta Santiago, Nouvelle Alexandrie, employing approximately 188,000 people as of 1729 AN.

History

The inception of Kerularios & Company is deeply rooted in the visionary efforts of its founder, Maximinus Kerularios, who, driven by the loss of his wife Elizabeth, sought to transform the Aqaba Shipping Company into a leading global enterprise. Between 1644 AN and 1658 AN, the company encountered numerous challenges, including fleet maintenance dilemmas and severe logistical hurdles. Nonetheless, Kerularios' introduction of innovative management practices, significant investments in fleet modernization, and ventures into maritime engineering and port operations established a solid foundation for the company's ascendancy.

In 1658 AN, the transformation was symbolized by the rebranding to Kerularios & Company, marking a commitment to global ambitions and diversified operations. The company's new emblem, inspired by Kerularios' survival at sea aboard 'The Providence', encapsulated its ethos with the Eye symbolizing divine oversight and the ship signifying navigational prowess. Under Kerularios' guidance, the company emerged as a pivotal entity within the Raspur Pact, dominating container shipping and becoming a principal employer in Constancia's Port of Aqaba. Its expansion into oil and gas exploration in Alduria, alongside energy, food, and retail sectors, showcased a strategic diversification of services.

Kerularios' dual roles as an entrepreneur and politician significantly shaped the company's direction. His tenure in the Constancian Imperial Senate from 1667 AN to 1684 AN, intertwined with political engagements in Nouvelle Alexandrie, reinforced the symbiosis between commerce and governance, influencing policy to favor the entrepreneurial environment and Kerularios & Company's strategic growth. The Kerularios War in 1669 AN, instigated by his abduction by Azad Eura operatives, marked a critical juncture for both the founder and the firm. Post-war, the company's trajectory under Kerularios' leadership saw expansion into new markets and sectors, aligning its growth with Constancia and Alduria's burgeoning commercial prominence. In 1684 AN, a strategic shift was symbolized by relocating headquarters to Punta Santiago, Alduria, and appointing his wife, Katja Magda Thorgilsdottir, as CEO, revealing their marriage publicly for the first time.

Under Katja Magda Thorgilsdottir's stewardship, Kerularios & Company experienced unprecedented growth, driven by significant strategic initiatives and expansions. One notable achievement was the dramatic expansion of oil and gas drilling operations by KerOil in Alduria and the Wechua Nation, which became a substantial revenue source for the company. Complementing this expansion, the Aldurian Drilling Company, a subsidiary, rapidly advanced to provide high-efficiency drilling services, parts, and other supplies to oil companies within the Raspur Pact. Furthermore, Thorgilsdottir championed the establishment of an advanced research and development division, positioning Kerularios & Company at the forefront of national projects in collaboration with the governments of Nouvelle Alexandrie and Constancia. This division focused on developing cutting-edge defense technology and weaponry, highlighting the company's versatility and its strategic importance to national security interests. This era also witnessed the creation of Kerularios & Barber Co., a business management consulting firm. Under Thorgilsdottir's guidance, this entity swiftly ascended to prominence, becoming one of the Big Four management consulting companies in Nouvelle Alexandrie. This achievement underscored the company's commitment to innovation, sustainability, and global market penetration, significantly enhancing its valuation and operational scope. Thorgilsdottir's leadership successfully navigated Kerularios & Company through the intricacies of international trade laws, environmental regulations, and the ever-evolving global economy.

The transition of leadership in 1725 AN, following Maximinus Kerularios' demise, was a pivotal moment for the company. Katja, honoring her late husband's legacy, passed the leadership baton to their step-daughter, Jacqueline Kerularios.

Services

Transport and Logistics

Kerularios & Company is best known for its coverage across the globe. Other than its main trade lanes of Eura-Keltia and Eura-Tapfer, the company now also offers extensive coverage to Benacia, mainly to Ransenar, the Sovereign Confederation, Drak-Modan, and to the United Governorates.

The company has begun to pioneer the innovative concept of Daily Kerularios in 1675 AN, which provided a premium guaranteed service between supply ports of Eura, Tapfer, and Keltia. Recent restructuring of its products has included upgrades to their Alduria-Constancia, Constancia-Wechua, Constancia-Natopia, Alduria-Ransenar, Alduria-Krasnocoria, and Alduria-Natopia routes. It is majority shareholder of AirAlduria.

Other than the main routes, Kerularios & Company also operates many continental trade lines, with the InterEuran routes being the busiest and profitable.

In addition to shipping routes, the company also operates the commercial container port of Rothaven in the Unified Governorates on a five year contract which commenced on 10.VII.1675. The Rothaven operation is potentially the company's largest single enterprise on the Benacian continent. After seven months of negotiation the Rothaven contract was renewed for another five years in 1681 AN.

Consistent with other Tier 1 Corporations operating within the geopolitical space of the Raspur Pact, the company organises the intercontinental transshipment of goods and raw materials by utilising the convoy system pioneered by SATCo. When sailing under the Constancian flag, company convoys will coordinate their sailings with the continental theatre commands of the Pact so as to ensure adequate naval escorts. Company vessels registered and flagged in Alduria operate under separate administrative and organisational arrangements and will only sail in convoy in response to specific circumstances.

The popular Aldurian Cruises is an affiliate company.

Energy

KerOil

Kerularios Oil, also known as KerOil, was established in 1670 AN when the government of Alduria and Kerularios & Company created a joint venture that was awarded a concession for oil and gas exploration and production in Alduria.

Today, Kerularios Oil is engaged in the exploration for and production of oil and gas in Alduria and Natopia. Total oil production is more than 175,000 barrels per day. Most of this production is from Alkhiva, Alduria, but there is also production in offshore Alduria.

Gas production is up to some 1 billion cubic feet (28,000,000 m³) per day, with nearly all of its production coming from the Thalassa and Transegale (formerly Alexandrian) natural gas fields and infrastructure.

The company prides itself for having developed production techniques specially suited to a wide range of difficult environments and problematic underground conditions.

Aldurian Drilling Company

The Aldurian Drilling Company supports Aldurian and Natopian oil and gas production by providing high-efficiency drilling services, parts, and other supplies to oil companies in both countries.

Kerularios Supply Service

Kerularios Supply Service provides anchor handling, towage of drilling rigs, and platforms as well as supply service to the offshore industry in Alduria.

ESB Engineering (25% affiliate)

ESB Engineering, formally known as Engineering Solutions Business, Inc., is a joint-venture established in 1692 between Kerularios & Company, ESB-Jörmungandr Group, Inc., the Pahlavye Oil Company, and the Aldurian Oil Company from Prattaya Engineering Solutions.

Retail

• ESB Soap

Media

Eastern Benacia Broadcasting Corporation (affiliate)

Controversies

Disappearance of Maximinus Kerularios

See: Kerularios War.

• IG narrative of what happens during the time I left Micras, Kerularios War, Constancian action to take over the company, ESB rescues MK from post-collapse Caputia, the company is restored by Constancia, but with "new business terms" (rumors are that the Constancian government and the ESB Group are now part owners with significant stakes in the company)
• Rescue operation by the ESB Group of MK.

Political involvement in Alduria

• K&Co has a policy of no company-sourced political donations. However, individuals are free to give to political campaigns and causes, many top Kerularios & Co executives and major shareholders as individuals write large campaign finance checks to many different individual candidates, parties, and organized causes. This has caused political attention to be given to recipients of these donations - though it is unclear to the recipients if recognizing it and commenting on it hurts or benefits.
• K&Co has purchased a lot of Aldurian government debt, helped finance infrastructure projects through public-private partnerships, operates the Punta Santiago International Airport and its wide array of retail and hotels. Insiders believe that K&Co was favored for the deal due to its large stake in the country's construction.
• K&Co lobbies to funnel government oil drilling supply and procurement contracts to K&Co subsidiaries, has sought to find someone who can introduce a bill that requires all government operations, as well as joint public-private oil operations, to only use their oil drilling products, technologies, and tools.

Political involvement in Ransenar

• K&Co: mass privatization of state-owned farms and farming cooperatives in Ransenar to fund the nascent Kingdom led to K&Co being one of the largest landowners in Ransenar. High wages gain company favor from labor and farmer unions. The favor this did to the nascent Ransenari government, which claimed credit for the wage rises, was not forgotten. K&Co provides financing to some government infrastructure projects, mainly roads, bridges, and housing.
• Port of Goldfield Project

See Also

• Kerularios War
• Altus
• Alduria