Industry | Ferries |
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Predecessor | Sydney Ferries |
Founded | 28 July 2012 |
Headquarters | , Australia |
Area served | Port Jackson Parramatta River |
Services | Ferry operator |
Parent | Transdev Australasia |
Website | www.beyondthewharf.com.au/ |
Transdev Sydney Ferries, formerly Harbour City Ferries, is a subsidiary of Transdev Australasia, and is the operator of ferry services in the Sydney Ferries network since July 2012. It currently operates the ferry network under a contract until June 2028. As part of the operation contract, Transdev Sydney Ferries leases both the Balmain Maintenance Facility and the fleet from the government agency Sydney Ferries. [1]
In 2011, the NSW government decided to contract out ferry services to the private sector. Harbour City Ferries was formed as a 50/50 joint venture between Transfield Services (later Broadspectrum) and Veolia Transdev (later Transdev). In May 2012, Harbour City Ferries was announced as the successful tenderer to operate the services on a seven-year contract starting 28 July 2012. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
In December 2016, Harbour City Ferries became fully owned by Transdev Australasia after Transdev bought out Broadspectrum's 50% shareholding. [7] As of December 2016 [update] , Harbour City Ferries employs more than 650 people and its fleet consisted of 32 vessels. [7] The government acquired six more ferries in 2017 that were added to the Harbour City Ferries fleet. [8]
In July 2019, Harbour City Ferries commenced a new contract to operate the ferries until June 2028. [9] To coincide with the contract, Harbour City Ferries was rebranded Transdev Sydney Ferries. [10] Its website was updated prematurely in June 2019 to reflect the name change. [11] Ten new River-class ferries were commissioned in 2021. [12] 3 Emerald Class Ferries entered service in 2021 however were briefly withdrawn in 2022 due to multiple steering failures. Two of seven new Parramatta River-class ferries have been introduced with the rest expected to enter service in 2024/2025. [13]
Vessel | Class | Service | Capacity | Speed | Length | Displacement | Routes | Origin of name |
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Freshwater | Freshwater | 1982 | 1100 | 15 kn | 70.4 m | 1150 t | Manly | Freshwater Beach |
Queenscliff | Freshwater | 1983 | 1150 | 15 kn | 70.4 m | 1140 t | Manly | Queenscliff Beach |
Alexander | First Fleet | 1985 | 393 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Alexander, part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Borrowdale | First Fleet | 1985 | 393 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Borrowdale , part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Charlotte | First Fleet | 1985 | 393 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Charlotte , part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Fishburn | First Fleet | 1985 | 403 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Fishburn, part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Friendship | First Fleet | 1986 | 403 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Friendship , part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Golden Grove | First Fleet | 1986 | 403 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Golden Grove, part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Scarborough | First Fleet | 1986 | 403 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | Scarborough , part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Sirius | First Fleet | 1984 | 393 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | HMS Sirius, flagship of the 1787 First Fleet |
Supply | First Fleet | 1984 | 393 | 12 kn | 25.38 m | 105 t | Inner Harbour, Taronga Zoo, Cockatoo Island Eastern Suburbs | HMS Supply, part of the 1787 First Fleet |
Dawn Fraser | RiverCat | 1992 | 230 | 22 kn | 36.8 m | 41 t | Parramatta River | Dawn Fraser, swimmer |
Marlene Mathews | RiverCat | 1993 | 230 | 22 kn | 36.8 m | 41 t | Parramatta River | Marlene Mathews, athlete |
Marjorie Jackson | RiverCat | 1993 | 230 | 22 kn | 36.8 m | 41 t | Parramatta River | Marjorie Jackson, athlete |
Shane Gould | RiverCat | 1993 | 230 | 22 kn | 36.8 m | 41 t | Parramatta River | Shane Gould, swimmer |
Catherine Hamlin [15] | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | Catherine Hamlin, obstetrician and gynaecologist |
Fred Hollows | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | Fred Hollows, ophthalmologist [16] |
Victor Chang | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | Victor Chang, cardiac surgeon [17] |
Pemulwuy | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | Pemulwuy, Aboriginal political leader and elder [18] |
Bungaree | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | Bungaree, Aboriginal explorer and leader |
May Gibbs [19] | Emerald | 2017 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour | May Gibbs [20] |
Fairlight | Emerald | 2021 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Manly | Sydney beach [21] |
Balmoral | Emerald | 2021 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Manly | Sydney beach [21] |
Clontarf | Emerald | 2021 | 400 | 26 kn | 36.38 m | 40 t | Manly | Sydney beach [21] |
Ruby Langford Ginibi | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Ruby Langford Ginibi | ||
Esme Timbery | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Esme Timbery | ||
Margaret Olley | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Margaret Olley | ||
Olive Cotton | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Olive Cotton | ||
Ruth Park | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Ruth Park | ||
Ethel Turner | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Ethel Turner | ||
Cheryl Salisbury | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Cheryl Salisbury | ||
Liz Ellis | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Liz Ellis | ||
Lauren Jackson | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Lauren Jackson | ||
Kurt Fearnley | River | 2021 | 200 | 25 m | Inner Harbour, Parramatta River | Kurt Fearnley | ||
Frances Bodkin | Parramatta River | 2024 | 200 | 24 m | Parramatta River | Frances Bodkin [13] | ||
John Nutt | Parramatta River | 2024 | 200 | 24 m | Parramatta River | John Nutt [22] | ||
Isobel Bennett | Parramatta River | 2024 | 200 | 24m | Parramatta River | Isobel Bennett |
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