Transdev Sydney Ferries
IndustryFerries
PredecessorSydney Ferries
Founded28 July 2012
Headquarters
Sydney
,
Australia
Area served
Port Jackson
Parramatta River
ServicesFerry operator
ParentTransdev Australasia
Websitewww.beyondthewharf.com.au/
Logo of Harbour City Ferries until its rebranding in 2019

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]

History

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, 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Ten new River-class ferries were commissioned in 2021.[12] 3 Emerald Class Ferries entered service in 2021 however were withdrawn in 2022 due to multiple steering failures.

Ferry classes

Fleet

See also: List of Sydney Harbour ferries
Sydney Ferries fleet[13]
Vessel Class Service Capacity Speed Length Displacement Routes Origin of name
Collaroy Freshwater 1988 1150 15 kn 70.4 m 1140 t Manly Collaroy Beach
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
Narrabeen Freshwater 1983 1150 15 kn 70.4 m 1140 t Manly Narrabeen 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
Evonne Goolagong RiverCat 1993 230 22 kn 36.8 m 41 t Parramatta River Evonne Goolagong, tennis player
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
Nicole Livingstone RiverCat 1995 230 22 kn 36.8 m 41 t Parramatta River Nicole Livingstone, swimmer
Shane Gould RiverCat 1993 230 22 kn 36.8 m 41 t Parramatta River Shane Gould, swimmer
Louise Sauvage SuperCat 2001 250 26 kn 37.76 m 49 t Eastern Suburbs Louise Sauvage, paralympian
SuperCat 4 SuperCat 2001 250 26 kn 37.76 m 49 t Eastern Suburbs Fourth SuperCat Ferry
Catherine Hamlin [14] 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[15]
Victor Chang Emerald 2017 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour Victor Chang, cardiac surgeon[16]
Pemulwuy Emerald 2017 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour Pemulwuy, Aboriginal political leader and elder [17]
Bungaree Emerald 2017 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour Bungaree, Aboriginal explorer and leader
May Gibbs [18] Emerald 2017 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Eastern Suburbs, Inner Harbour May Gibbs[19]
Fairlight Emerald 2021 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Manly
Balmoral Emerald 2021 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Manly
Clontarf Emerald 2021 400 26 kn 36.38 m 40 t Manly

References

  1. ^ Annual Report 30 June 2012 Archived 13 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Ferries
  2. ^ "Transfield JV wins Sydney Ferries contract". news.com.au. 3 May 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Harbour City Ferries Archived 5 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW
  4. ^ "Harbour City Ferries". Harbour City Ferries. 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. ^ Private Operator to take control of ferry services Archived 4 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Morning Herald 3 May 2012
  6. ^ Steady as he goes: ferries sail into private hands Archived 31 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 2012
  7. ^ a b TRANSDEV AUSTRALASIA ACQUIRES 100% OF HARBOUR CITY FERRIES Archived 23 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Transdev Australasia, Published 8 December 2016, Retrieved 19 January 2018
  8. ^ Sydney Ferries FleetArchived 2018-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 18 December 2017
  9. ^ More ferry services for Sydney after government awards $1.3b contract Archived 10 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine Sydney Morning Herald 27 February 2019
  10. ^ "Transdev secures €815 million Sydney Ferries renewal contract until 2028". Transdev. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Home Page". Transdev Sydney Ferries. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  12. ^ Anger as Syd ferries to be built overseas Archived 27 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine Canberra Times 23 October 2019
  13. ^ Sydney Ferries Fleet Facts Archived 12 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Transport for NSW 15 April 2014
  14. ^ "Catherine Hamlin in Hobart – 35m Passenger Catamaran". Incat. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  15. ^ Incat ferries bound for Denmark & Sydney Harbour The Mercury 21 April 2017
  16. ^ Victor Chang Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Marine Traffic
  17. ^ NSW, Transport for (30 August 2017). "Pemulwuy arrives in Sydney Harbour". www.transport.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  18. ^ Raper, Asleigh (31 January 2018). "Ferry McFerryface gets renamed to May Gibbs". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  19. ^ Ferry McFerryface wasn't public pick for new ferry name until Andrew Constance's captain's pick Archived 26 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Daily Telegraph 30 January 2018
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