Harbour City Ferries

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IndustryFerries
Predecessor Sydney Ferries
Founded28 July 2012
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
 Port Jackson
Parramatta River
ServicesFerry operator
Parent Transdev Australasia
Website www.harbourcityferries.com.au

Harbour City Ferries is the operator of ferry services in the Sydney Ferries network, under a seven-year contract on 28 July 2012. [1] [2] [3] It is owned by Transdev Australasia. It was initially formed as a 50/50 joint venture between Transfield Services (later Broadspectrum) and Transdev Australasia. Transdev bought out Broadspectrum's 50% shareholding in December 2016. [4]

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As part of the operation contract, Harbour City Ferries leases both the Balmain Maintenance Facility and the fleet from the government agency Sydney Ferries. [5]

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As of December 2016, Harbour City Ferries employs more than 650 people and its fleet consisted of 32 vessels. [4] The government acquired six more ferries in 2017 that were added to the Harbour City Ferries fleet. [6]

In July 2019, Harbour City Ferries will commence a new contract until June 2028. [7] To coincide with the contract, Harbour City Ferries will also be rebranded Transdev Sydney Ferries. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Harbour City Ferries". Harbour City Ferries. 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  2. ↑ Private Operator to take control of ferry services Sydney Morning Herald 3 May 2012
  3. ↑ Steady as he goes: ferries sail into private hands Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 2012
  4. 1 2 TRANSDEV AUSTRALASIA ACQUIRES 100% OF HARBOUR CITY FERRIES, Transdev Australasia, Published 8 December 2016, Retrieved 19 January 2018
  5. ↑ Annual Report 30 June 2012 Sydney Ferries
  6. ↑ Sydney Ferries Fleet Archived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 18 December 2017
  7. ↑ More ferry services for Sydney after government awards $1.3b contract Sydney Morning Herald 27 February 2019
  8. ↑ "Transdev secures €815 million Sydney Ferries renewal contract until 2028". Transdev. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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