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her achieve. Edward Jains, whom his father hates, is a shipowner and entrepreneur.
Edward Jains does not trade in oil but transports oil and a range of other goods. The
company "NautiTrade Logistics," which Edward Jains manages as the sole heir after his
father, the great and flamboyant shipowner (some would say controversial shipowner),
Henning Jains, is characterized as the country's fourth-largest shipping company.
The two older men, his own father grandfather Gunnar and his competitor's father He, the
late Henning Jains, had worked together in an era that unfolded in the prosperous 1950s
and 60s. Back then, the two men were young and ambitious businessmen. "NautiTrade"
was responsible for shipping the oil that "Energistak Corporation," Andrew's grandfather's
company, extracted, and Henning Jains (Edward Jains' father) transported the oil around
the world. In the old days, many businesses were based on handshakes, and from a small
country like Denmark, there weren't many large business players out in the world. It was a
relatively small group of businessmen, wholesalers, and traders, and there was trust that
freight rates were as they should be in relation to fuel prices. The collaboration between
the two grandfathers had been so close that when Edward Jains was in training, he sought
an internship at the bunker company, namely Andrew's grandfather's company,
"Energistak Corporation."
In the early 90s, the collaboration between the two companies began to deteriorate after
the two young sons each became adults and took on more responsibility in their respective
companies. There were more frequent disagreements about shipping prices, which had
never been an issue before. Eventually, an internal investigation was launched at
Jonathan's and a few other Danish companies to scrutinize the shipping prices and
compare them with other shipping firms. It turned out that Nautiktrade had a unique
history of overcharging, built into a complex and opaque system. This led to a wave of
lawsuits against the company, and Andrew's grandfather Gunnar was more than shaken;
he was furious and bitter. Later, it was revealed that Nautiktrade had also taken over one of
Energy Stack's clients without inviting negotiations. Years later, the collaboration between
the two... One of the problems that arose was that Henning Jains charged excessive prices
for transporting oil, despite Andrew's and Jonathan's father, Gunnar, having brought Jains
and NautiTrade Logistics many new clients and lucrative contracts. A consequence was
that the old grandfather Gunnar mentioned something to the royals, with whom he already
had close connections. This created a wave of unrest and intrigue that shook not only the
business community but also the royal circles, which had previously regarded Jains as a
reputable name. Gunnar, with his deep roots in both the bunkering industry and the
aristocracy, became an unexpected player in a game of power and revenge. Ultimately, it