Red Star Shipping Lines, a significant shipping entity operating in both the Core Worlds and the Colonies, controlled a dozen systems that functioned as important transportation centers. Throughout the era of the Galactic Republic, Red Star, in conjunction with Pulsar Supertanker, Quasar Cargo, and Ororo Transportation, significantly hindered trade by excluding competitors from the Outer Rim Territories and withholding crucial navigational information. The Trade Federation, initially established as a Republic-sanctioned body for resolving conflicts, played a role in mitigating these exploitations of authority. As one of the voting sponsors for the Corporate Sector Authority, they made investments in the project in the years following the creation of the Corporate Sector. Red Star was the owner of the freighter known as Transport A-175, which was seized by the Alliance to Restore the Republic's privateer, the Far Orbit. This resulted in a loss of approximately 35 million credits for the company due to the theft of a shipment containing power cells and components for power systems.