Bass & Flinders Cruises

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Bass & Flinders Cruises
Predecessor Sydney Ferries
Founded2009
FounderRichard Ford
Will Ford
Headquarters Sans Souci,
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
 Botany Bay
Port Jackson
ServicesFerry operator
Parent NRMA
Subsidiaries Manly Fast Ferry
Website www,bassflinders.com.au

Bass & Flinders Cruises is an Australian ferry operator on Botany Bay and Port Jackson

Botany Bay bay in Sydney

Botany Bay, an open oceanic embayment, is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 km (8 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. Its source is the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cooks River at Kyeemagh, which flows 10 km (6 mi) to the east before meeting its mouth at the Tasman Sea, midpoint between La Perouse and Kurnell.

Port Jackson Part of Sydney Harbour, Australia

Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea. It is the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The location of the first European settlement and colony on the Australian mainland, Port Jackson has continued to play a key role in the history and development of Sydney.

History

Since January 1965, the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors had operated high speed hydrofoil and later JetCat services between Circular Quay and Manly. [1]

The Sydney hydrofoils were a class of hydrofoils operated by Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors on the Manly service.

Sydney JetCats class of ferries formerly operating in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The Sydney JetCats were a class of catamarans operated by the State Transit Authority and Sydney Ferries Corporation on the Manly service.

Circular Quay ferry wharf Sydney Ferries ferry wharf

Circular Quay ferry wharf is a complex of wharves at Circular Quay, on Sydney Cove, that serves as the hub for the Sydney Harbour ferry network.

In December 2008, the New South Wales State Government, decided the Sydney Ferries JetCat service would cease and called for tenders to operate the service on a commercial basis. [2]

Government of New South Wales state government of New South Wales, Australia

The Government of New South Wales, also referred to as the New South Wales Government or NSW Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of New South Wales. It is currently held by a coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party. The Government of New South Wales, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, was formed in 1856 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, New South Wales has been a state of the Commonwealth of Australia, and the Constitution of Australia regulates its relationship with the Commonwealth. Under the Australian Constitution, New South Wales ceded legislative and judicial supremacy to the Commonwealth, but retained powers in all matters not in conflict with the Commonwealth.

Sydney Ferries public transport ferry service on Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River in Sydney, Australia.

Sydney Ferries is the public transport ferry network serving the Australian city of Sydney, New South Wales. Services operate on Sydney Harbour and the connecting Parramatta River. The network is controlled by the New South Wales Government's transport authority, Transport for NSW, and is part of the authority's Opal ticketing system. In 2017-18, 15.3 million passenger journeys were made on the network.

Bass & Flinders Cruises trading as Manly Fast Ferry commenced operating the service on 10 February 2009 on an interim basis until March 2010. [3]

On 1 April 2010, Sydney Fast Ferries commenced a five-year franchise to operate the service. [4] [5] The service only operates during peak-hour on weekdays. [6] However Manly Fast Ferry continued to operate services between Circular Quay Wharf 6 and Manly East Pier via Taronga Zoo and Watsons Bay. [7]

Sydney Fast Ferries operated high-speed ferry services on Port Jackson between Circular Quay and Manly from April 2010 until March 2015.

In July 2014, expressions of interest were sought for the next franchise with Bass & Flinders Cruises, SeaLink Travel Group, Sydney Fast Ferries and Transit Systems responding. [8] [9] [10] In December 2014, the franchise was awarded to Bass & Flinders Cruises. [11] [12]

SeaLink Travel Group is an Australian public company that operates tourist and travel services. As at February 2016, it operated 69 vessels.

Transit Systems

Transit Systems is an Australian-based public transport company. It was founded in 1995 by Lance Francis, Graham Leishman and Neil Smith who together had operated Bayside Buslines in Brisbane, Peninsula Bus Lines on the New South Wales Central Coast and Sunliner Express on the east coast in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Operations commenced on 1 April 2015 with three existing vessels from Bass & Flinders fleet along with two leased vessels. Four new Incat built vessels were delivered by the end of 2015, two were 24 metre ferries and two were 33 metres. [13] [14] [15] In 2017 the company ordered a third 33-metre fast ferry from Incat. [16]

Bass & Flinders also operate an Eco Hopper tourist hop on/hop off service around Sydney Harbour from Darling Harbour to Manly calling at nine locations. [17] but by 2018 this name was n longer used.

In December 2017 the business was purchased by the NRMA. [18]

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Manly ferry wharf wharf serving Manly in Sydney

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<i>Freshwater</i>-class ferry

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References

  1. ↑ Andrews, Graeme (1975). The Ferries of Sydney. Brookvale: JW Books. pp. 53–56. ISBN   0 589071 72 6.
  2. ↑ Calls for Expressions of Interest for Manly Fast Ferry Minister for Transport 9 December 2008
  3. ↑ Jet Car Withdrawal and Manly Fast Ferry Commencement NSW Ministry of Transport
  4. ↑ Manly High Speed Ferry Service NSW eTendering 10 August 2009
  5. ↑ Contract Notice Award Detail Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine . NSW eTendering 8 March 2010
  6. ↑ About us Archived 4 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine . Sydney Fast Ferries
  7. ↑ Battle to be the last fast ferry on the harbour Sydney Morning Herald 9 April 2010
  8. ↑ Fast Ferry Service Contract between Circular Quay and Manly NSW eTendering 17 July 2014
  9. ↑ Opinions of commuters wanted on four fast ferry tenderers Manly Daily 12 November 2014
  10. ↑ Terry Dodd has each way bet on Manly fast ferries tender Sydney Morning Herald 3 December 2014
  11. ↑ Cheaper fares, more services and new vessels for Manly Fast Ferry customers Archived 17 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine . Transport for NSW 13 December 2014
  12. ↑ MFF wins tender Manly Fast Ferry 13 December 2014
  13. ↑ Rough seas in new fast ferry deal involving the two current operators Daily Telegraph 26 March 2015
  14. ↑ Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat wins contract to build four Manly fast ferries ABC News 2 May 2015
  15. ↑ Incat scores multi-million dollar Manly ferry coup Hobart Mercury 3 May 2015
  16. ↑ Hull 092 Incat
  17. ↑ Eco Hopper Bass & Flinders
  18. ↑ NRMA invests in Manly Fast Ferry NRMA 7 December 2017
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