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THE new ferry service between Geelong and Melbourne is on the move, with the Geelong Flye<\/em>r making its first official crossing of Port Phillip Bay on Monday this week.<\/p>\n

Port Phillip Ferries<\/a> is now operating the service twice daily between the Geelong waterfront and Docklands.<\/p>\n

The 400-seater ferry features an on-board licensed caf\u00e9, bike racks, charging stations and free Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n

Free car parking at Cunningham Pier is also be available to the first 75 passengers on the 6.45am service, daily from Monday to Friday (car parks must be pre-booked).<\/p>\n

The vessel was officially christened with champagne on November 28 in a ceremony at Cunningham Pier by Jane Hansen, wife of Port Phillip Ferries owner Paul Little.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the ceremony before the Geelong Flyer<\/em> took a short journey around Corio Bay for the assembled guests, Mr Little made a quip about the ferry\u2019s price.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t seem a lot for $10 million, does it? But I\u2019m sure it\u2019s good value.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the ferry performed admirably in its sea trials and made the journey from the shipyard of Hobart builder Incat in record time.<\/p>\n

Mr Little said the ferry\u2019s sister ship, the Bellarine Express<\/em>, had gone from zero to 6,000 passengers a month in three years, and there were similar aspirations for the Geelong Flyer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile today cars and trains dominate, obviously, the movement of commuters between Geelong and Melbourne, Port Phillip Ferries remain very confident that we will see a strong demand for a safe, comfortable and reliable passenger ferry service to help circumvent the congestion issues currently faced by cars and trains.\u201d<\/p>\n

About 70 per cent of the Geelong Flyer\u2019s<\/em> crew are Geelong locals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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