Vancouver Island Ferry Company’s two new Damen catamaran ferries are set to begin scheduled sailings August 14 [Photo: VIFC]
Start-up Canadian operator Vancouver Island Ferry Company (VIFC) studies that its two new Damen catamaran ferries have now arrived on the Nanaimo, B.C., Port Authority’s Assembly Wharf. Beginning August 14, they’re set to begin sailings between Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, and downtown Vancouver, on the other web site of the Strait of Georgia.
As we reported earlier, VIFC is branding the service “Hullo by the Vancouver Island Ferry Company” and Hullo will begin accepting bookings on its website early subsequent week.
The vessels and crew spent the previous few weeks in Victoria’s Point Hope shipyard the place they underwent sea trials, vessel familiarization, coaching drills and Transport Canada certifications. The Hullo crew will make the most of the remaining weeks main as much as launch to conduct extra personnel coaching, crusing the route between Downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo.
“It’s a tremendously exciting period for us all,” says Alastair Caddick, Hullo’s CEO. “Our dedicated Hullo crew has been working relentlessly to bring this highly anticipated bi-coastal service to life. We can’t wait to welcome our first guests aboard in just a few short weeks!”
The two ferries are 42.2 meter Damen 4212 aluminum hulled catamaran ferries with a capability of 445 passengers and a most pace of 40 knots.
