flinders cruises predecessor sydney ferries founded 2009 headquarters sans souci sydney australia area served botany bay port jackson services ferry operator subsidiaries manly fast ferry website www bassflinders.com.au bass & flinders cruises is an australian ferry operator on botany bay and port jackson history edit since january 1965 the port jackson & manly steamship company and its successors had operated high speed hydrofoil and later jetcat services between circular quay and manly . 1 in december 2008 the new south wales state government decided the sydney ferries jetcat service would cease and called for tenders to operate the service on a commercial basis . 2 bass & flinders cruises trading as manly fast ferry commenced operating the service on 10 february 2009 on an interim basis until march 2010 . 3 on 1 april 2010 sydney fast ferries commenced a five year franchise to operate the service . 4 5 the service only operates during peak hour on weekdays . 6 however manly fast ferry continued to operate services between circular quay wharf 6 and manly east pier via taronga zoo and watsons bay . 7 in july 2014 expressions of interest were sought for the next franchise with bass & flinders cruises sealink travel group sydney fast ferries and transit systems responding . 8 9 10 in december 2014 the franchise was awarded to bass & flinders cruises . 11 12 operations commenced on 1 april 2015 with three existing vessels from bass & flinders fleet along with two leased with four new incat built vessels due by the end of 2015 . 13 14 15 bass & flinders also operate an eco hopper tourist hop on hop off service around sydney harbour from darling harbour to manly calling at nine locations . 16 references edit andrews graeme 1975 . the ferries of sydney . brookvale jw books . pp. 53 56 . isbn 0 589071 72 6 . calls for expressions of interest for manly fast ferry minister for transport 9 december 2008 jet car withdrawal and manly fast ferry commencement nsw ministry of transport manly high speed ferry service nsw etendering 10 august 2009 contract notice award detail nsw etendering 8 march 2010 about us sydney fast ferries battle to be the last fast ferry on the harbour sydney morning herald 9 april 2010 fast ferry service contract between circular quay and manly nsw etendering 17 july 2014 opinions of commuters wanted on four fast ferry tenderers manly daily 12 november 2014 terry dodd has each way bet on manly fast ferries tender sydney morning herald 3 december 2014 cheaper fares more services and new vessels for manly fast ferry customers transport for nsw 13 december 2014 mff wins tender manly fast ferry 13 december 2014 rough seas in new fast ferry deal involving the two current operators daily telegraph 26 march 2015 tasmanian shipbuilder incat wins contract to build four manly fast ferries abc news 2 may 2015 incat scores multi million dollar manly ferry coup hobart mercury 3 may 2015 eco hopper bass & flinders v t e public transport in 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