[TML] Firefly, wait no it is a Subsidized Merchant ship.

[Stuart Frew]

>
> One advantage of water landing freighters is that with less expense being
> incurred a normal sea port could be used as a starport. The sea port will
> already have the infrastrucure in place to get the goods and passengers to
> and from the ships at the port.


Except for all those vacuum or low hydro planets.

To me this argues for high ports and the use of cargo freighters that can
land on custom cradles.
On high to medium traffic planets at least.