Sydney Fast Ferries operated high-speed ferry services on

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between

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and Manly from April 2010 until March 2015.

History

Since January 1965, the

Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company The Port Jackson and Manly Steamship Company (PJ&MSC) was a Public company, publicly listed company that operated the Manly ferry services, Sydney, Manly ferries in Sydney, Australia. After being taken over by Brambles Limited, Brambles Industr ...

and its successors had operated high speed

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and later JetCat services between

and Manly. In December 2008, the New South Wales State Government, decided the

Sydney Ferries Sydney Ferries is the public transport ferry network serving the city of Sydney, New South Wales. Services operate on Port Jackson, Sydney Harbour and the connecting Parramatta River. The network is controlled by the New South Wales Government ...

service would cease and called for tenders to operate the service on a commercial basis.

Manly Fast Ferry Manly Fast Ferry is an Australian ferry operator that services the areas of Botany Bay and Port Jackson. History Since January 1965, the Port Jackson & Manly Steamship Company and its successors had operated high speed hydrofoil and later Jet ...

commenced operating the service on 10 February 2009 on an interim basis until March 2010. In April 2010, Sydney Fast Ferries commenced a five-year franchise to operate the service. However, Manly Fast Ferries continued to operate services between Circular Quay Wharf 6 and Manly East Pier via

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and

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. In July 2014, expressions of interest were sought for the next franchise with Bass & Flinders Cruises,

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, Sydney Fast Ferries and

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responding. In December 2014, the franchise was awarded to Bass & Flinders Cruises, with Sydney Fast Ferries ceasing operations on 31 March 2015. Sydney Fast Ferries lodged a complaint in March 2015 that the selection process was not handled correctly by

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. They continued to operate cruises under the name Sydney Adventure Cruises.Sydney Adventure Cruises
Sydney Adventure Cruises Retrieved 3 April 2015 However, since January 2016 their website has redirected to the

Captain Cook Cruises, Australia Captain Cook Cruises is an Australian cruise operator. As of January 2018, the company operated 21 vessels on Sydney Harbour, providing a range of Government contracted and non-contracted Ferry services, Sightseeing, Dining and Charter Cruise ...

website.

References

{{List of public transport operators in Sydney, state=collapsed Ferry companies of New South Wales Ferry transport in Sydney Australian companies established in 2010 Transport companies established in 2010 Australian companies disestablished in 2015 Transport companies disestablished in 2015