Editing First Belt Ice-Hauler Convoy (section)

=== Calls for arbitration ===

The incident exposed the absence of any agreed framework for resolving belt lane disputes. Fontaine's filings, directed to a loose body of independent operators and [[Ares Prime Dome Complex]] trade representatives, are sometimes cited as the earliest precursor to the eventually formalised [[Asteroid Arbitration Tribunal]]. The [[Pallas Deep-Core Survey]] consortium issued a widely circulated open letter calling for negotiated lane protocols before further armed confrontations occurred.

The following parties publicly called for formal arbitration within sixty days of the incident:

* Shackleton Ice Mining Cooperative (via Mireille Fontaine)
* Outer Belt Salvage Cooperative
* Pallas Deep-Core Survey consortium
* Three independent tug operators registered at Phobos Anchor Station
* Vesta Foundry Platform administration (qualified support, seeking to distance from the Syndicate's methods)