Juneausfontein

**Juneausfontein Admiralty Corporation**, also known simply as **Juneausfontein** or **JFAC**, is a Vandistani shipping company active in maritime shipping and transportation, and associated services such as shipbuilding and port operation. Since 2023, Juneausfontein has also managed the national ferry system and arctic defense of Vandistan. The company is officially based in Sankt Fordmann, Vandistan, though it also operates several other ports throughout Vandistan and Northern Europe, most notably in Borjaas, Vandistan and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Juneausfontein is most well known for providing goods and resources to and from Vandistan, mainly operating in the Arctic and North Sea.

Juneausfontein has seen incredible growth in the last year alone, as the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine exponentially multiplied Vandistani exports to the European Union. The company's acquisition of the JFAC Maritime Industrial District in March 2023 allowed for an even larger increase in operations. With approximately 150 container ships, the company has a combined fleet capacity of about 500,000 intermodal containers.

## History

Juneausfontein Admiralty Corporation has a long and complex history that spans several decades and continents. The company was founded in 1977 as a state-operated shipping line by the South African government as part of an effort to expand the country's maritime shipping and transportation capabilities. Initially, JFAC mainly focused on providing cargo shipping along East Africa, but as embargoes mounted on the Apartheid government of South Africa, JFAC switched to managing connections between South Africa and Europe. In the early 1980s, JFAC expanded its operations to Northern Europe, establishing a significant presence in Rotterdam, where it began operations in its first individually-owned port. Throughout the 1980s the company began to acquire larger vessels and developed a reputation for providing adequate shipping services to clients.

### Relocation to Vandurc

In the early 1990s, allegations began to surface that JFAC was using captured Somali pirates as slaves. The South African government faced mounting pressure to address these allegations, and in 1995, JFAC was abruptly relocated to Vandurc. The move was intended to distance the new government of South Africa from the controversy, and to allow the company to continue operating without negative publicity.

Amid increased competition, rising fuel costs, and stricter environmental regulations, the company struggled through the late 1990s and 2000s. Eventually, JFAC began to see growth again as Vandurc developed further in the 2010s and eventually as Ingenistan at the turn of the decade. Around this time, the company designated Sankt Pedomannen as its headquarters, and established a port in the city. The company previously did not operate its own individual port, and was instead organized from a central office in Longyearbyen.

In March 2021, JFAC faced a major setback when one of its vessels, the Ever Given, was driven off its course by strong winds in the Suez Canal, and ended up wedged across the waterway with its bow and stern stuck in the canal banks, blocking all traffic until it could be freed. The vessel was subsequently impounded by the Egyptian government, and JFAC was forced to pay a series of fines for the incident.

### Current Operations in Vandistan

In 2023, JFAC successfully took over the management of the national ferry system of Vandistan, marking a major expansion of its operations in the country. Shortly after this, Juneausfontein acquired the right to operate private facilities within the JFAC Maritime Industrial District from the Prime Minister of Vandistan, Ma Xiaohua. This acquisition stimulated a continuation in the growth of Juneausfontein, though it amassed a multitude of controversy from Vandistani politicians due to the *de jure* economic rights over Bakiwa traditional lands. In an agreement between Ma Xiaohua and the CEO of Juneausfontein, Alania Kierkegaard-Anthoniszoon, the company stated that the property would be used in a "responsible and sustainable manner", though many Vandistani politicians remained skeptical. Following this acquisition, Juneausfontein began redeveloping the city of Borjaas, investing in infrastructure to improve the efficiency of the port.

In July 2023, Juneausfontein, in association with Comcox Dangys and the Vandistan Naval and Maritime Academy, completed a successful test voyage of a Fluijt-class cargo vessel from Borjaas to Rotterdam, marking the first usage of a modern sailing ship for maritime cargo transport.

## Juneausfontein Industrial Authority

The **Juneausfontein Industrial Authority** (JFIA) is the branch of Juneausfontein designated for managing land-based economic affairs within South Vandistan and the JFAC Maritime Industrial District, including mining, freight transport, workyard rail, and construction. JFIA was involved in the rebuilding of Noshkolm, the construction of Jauna Jurmala, and the renovation of Borjaas, as well as day-to-day mining and management operations with the Dybenko Metallurgical Plant.