Profitable Routes

Eddy · PoC Visitor Unlicensed Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

What are the most profitable routes to commute between? I'm getting a bit tired of shipping Electronics from San Fransisco to Cape Town, taking back Arms. Especially waiting at Cape Town to get a load of Arms is getting a bit old, especially with the risk of having my ships damaged by warfare.

The routes I travel most to are:
San Fransisco (Electronics) <-> Cape Town (Arms) = 4.5 + 2.0 = 6.5M
Tokyo (Electronics) <-> Rotterdam (Arms) = 3.0 + 2.5 = 5.5M

What routes (and goods) are you using?

Eddy.

Christian Todt · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:16 am Post subject:

hi,

i didn't play the old game for a long time, but if i remember right,
the route Houston Calcutta is also very profitable. ca. 4.5 mio.
sometimes you have to lay up a few days in Calcutta before you
can fetch the right freight.

CT

Eddy · PoC Visitor Unlicensed Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

I guess I need to pick up Electronics in Houston. But what should I wait for in Calcutta? Do they have Arms there as well?

Christian Todt · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject:

i just downloaded the classic version and played a moment.

first idea: Houston: Chemics (~1.1 mio$)->Calcutta
Calcutta: Textiles (~ 500000 $) -> Houston

but i remember to have had machines there with high rate as freight with limited time.

CT

edit----

just found out that there sometimes are weapons in Houston.
you can transportthem for 2 mio $ to Calcutta

Sunset · Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

It's been ages since I played the classic version, but I remember a sailing from Australia to South America. Think it was Sydney to Rio, with the occasional high profit stop in Cape Town.
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MB300Diesel · PoC Visitor Unlicensed Joined: 28 Sep 2007 Posts: 1

if you want to make BIG money, simply buy the most expensive ships you can afford when prices are low, and sell when high.... Smile

STRUUKJE · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Profitable Routes

rodeguy · PoC Visitor Unlicensed Joined: 27 Sep 2009 Posts: 2

I take the Vancouver - Karachi - route. With the largest ship, I got an order worth $ 11 mill. within 36 days.

Normally, the Electronics orders or Arms orders can reach 3-6 mill.

But the return orders from Karachi is always Textiles worth about ½ mill.

Just remember: Vancouver Harbour is tricky to get out off on your own.

vikartindur · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 5:34 pm Post subject:

Both in my old amiga days, and now on the iphone, still i find Houston - Calcutta route the most profitable. Sometimes as high as 8-10M during high economy.

I remember i had played long enough to reach 15 years and 1500M company value in the amiga version..