Buslink VIVO (VIVO stands for "Vehicle In Vehicle Out") was a bus operator providing services in
Howard Springs. It was a 50/50
joint venture
A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acce ...
between
Buslink and
Transdev Australasia.
History
In November 2012, Buslink Vivo was awarded a 56-month contract to operate vehicles to transport workers during the construction of the
Ichthys LNG project in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
of Australia.
Buslink Vivo ceased operation in July 2019. During its operation, Buslink Vivo delivered more than 15 million journeys.
Services
Buslink Vivo operated employee services from
Darwin and
Palmerston to the Bladin Point construction site.
Fleet
The fleet peaked at 212 buses, primarily
Irizar and
Volgren bodied
Mercedes-Benz OH1830s. With the completion of the project, by October 2018 the fleet was down to 92 and down to 25 by August 2019.
Buslink Vivo
Australian Bus Fleet Lists August 2019
References
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Bus companies of the Northern Territory
Companies based in Darwin, Northern Territory
Transdev
Transport companies established in 2013
2013 establishments in Australia
Defunct bus companies of Australia