New Sparta is said to be becoming "concerned" about the drop off in export orders over the last year. Although order books still have a decent backlogs they are being drawn down and new orders are becoming harder to win. Although income is still steady (though at about eight billion zarks this year still way below the twelve billion zark yearly target) without new orders soon it will start dropping noticeably next year.
A lot of hope is now resting on the big NS export portfolio "reboot" planned for September however there are worries that even an improved product line will not improve matters that much. "NS have been highly successful in selling ships like the Pentekonter over the last few years." said an analyst, "But there are signs the market has become saturated. Even new improved ships may struggle to find buyers. NS really needs to get going on ship upgrades, the installed base means there is huge potential there."
