Your own mobile Marketplace
Instead of treating trade as a simple loading job, the Merchantman turns the ship itself into the destination: a protected place to present stock, meet clients, and close a deal before moving on.
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Banu Merchantman
Carry a marketplace between star systems
The Banu Merchantman is more than a cargo ship. It carries an enclosed bazaar, a negotiation room overlooking the hold, and the range and protection needed to take valuable goods directly to customers.
RoleTransport
CareerTransport
Crew4-8
Cargo2,880 SCU
Length237 m
Beam203 m
Height80 m
Mass9,635,000 kg
StatusIn concept
Freight And Logistics
A trading hall with engines
Generations of Banu traders shaped the Merchantman around buying, selling, and negotiation. Visitors can board after the ship lands or docks, browse goods in the bazaar, and discuss larger deals while looking directly into the cargo bay.
Built in an evolving universe
The Merchantman is currently in concept. Because Star Citizen remains in active development, specifications, features, and imagery may change over time.
Cargo systems
The Merchantman travelling marketplace
The bazaar brings customers aboard, the negotiation room gives larger deals a private setting, and the cargo spaces keep stock close enough to support the sale without opening the working ship to every visitor.
Negotiation room
A dedicated room overlooks the cargo hold, giving traders and clients a private place to discuss larger deals while keeping the goods in view.
Protected cargo areas
Inventory remains close to the public market without giving every visitor access to the ship's working holds and crew spaces.
Long-range trading ship
Range, durability, and shipboard living spaces let the same business move between markets instead of depending on a permanent storefront.
Defensive weapons on the Merchantman
Concealed and conventional weapons give the crew options when a valuable cargo route becomes dangerous.
Durable hull
A strong hull helps protect valuable stock and the people aboard during long routes through less controlled space.
Merchantman's stock organization
The Merchantman keeps sale inventory easy to reach while crew supplies remain separate from the public market.
Defining feature
The bazaar at the heart of the business
An enclosed marketplace lets visiting customers browse goods and services after the Merchantman lands or docks.
Why it matters
Bazaar
2,880 SCUCargo grid
4-8Crew
237 mLength
203 mBeam
80 mHeight
In conceptStatus
An enclosed marketplace gives visiting customers room to browse stock and services after the Merchantman lands or docks.
The negotiation room overlooks the hold so clients can see the goods while working through a larger purchase.
A durable hull, fast engines, and concealed weapons help the Merchantman protect the business when a route becomes dangerous.
Source, travel, open, negotiate
Brings the market to its customers
The Merchantman carries inventory and the place where that inventory is sold, turning a cargo route into a travelling business rather than a simple delivery run.
Source
Choose goods for the next market
Cargo value depends on the destination, the buyers likely to visit, and how confidently the stock can be presented aboard the ship.
Travel
Protect the inventory in transit
The crew manages range, security, and the condition of the cargo while moving the marketplace to its next customers.
Open
Turn the ship into a place to trade
After landing or docking, invite visitors into the bazaar while keeping crew areas and valuable stock under control.
Negotiate
Close the deal beside the goods
Use the negotiation room and its view of the cargo bay to move from browsing to a larger agreement before departure.
Hauling details
Trade moves from display to agreement
Public shop space, protected inventory, negotiation rooms, and shipboard security let the Merchantman carry a complete business from one market to the next.
01Customer access
Visitors can enter the trading areas after landing or docking without being invited through the whole ship.
02Banu trading culture
The layout reflects generations of Banu commerce, where presentation, negotiation, and the relationship between buyer and seller matter alongside capacity.
03Cargo handling on the Merchantman
The working hold remains close enough to the bazaar to restock displays and complete larger purchases without turning the public floor into a loading bay.
04Crew and trader spaces
Flight, engineering, trade, and security roles have different needs, so the ship separates public business from the people keeping it in motion.
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Merchantman underway
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