Kangaroo Island SeaLink is a privately owned South Australian ferry company and tour operator which has plied the crossing from mainland South Australia to Kangaroo Island since 1994. SeaLink's two currently operating ferries, Sealion 2000 and Spirit of Kangaroo Island, cross Backstairs Passage from Cape Jervis to Penneshaw in about 45 minutes, up to 10 times daily. The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, ca. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Kangaroo Island is Australias third largest island - after Tasmania and Melville Island. ... Cape Jervis is a town at the southwestern tip of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia at 35°36′ S 138°06′ E, approximately 108 km south of Adelaide. ... Penneshaw is a town on the northeast coast of Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, and is the islands main ferry port with regular services from Cape Jervis. ...

SeaLink acquired the previous ferry service founded by Peter March. Its first vessel was Philanderer 3, the first of March's vessels to carry vehicles. In later years, the company operated the Island Navigator (purchased 1990), also a car carrying ferry, as the designated freight and fuel carrier.

SeaLink has outlasted several competing companies since it began operations in 1995. Boat Torque, a Western Australian company, operated Superflyte from 1994 until 1997, whilst Kangaroo Island Ferries had a short-lived venture with SeaWay, from September 2004 until February 2005.

SeaLink holds a monopoly on oversea transport, primarily due to its long term lease of the Cape Jervis berth. Sealink's agreement with the SA Government, expiring in 2024, precludes other operators from utilising the Cape Jervis facility for one hour before, and one hour after any scheduled SeaLink service. Kangaroo Island residents have expressed displeasure with the exclusive arrangement granted to SeaLink.^[1]

SeaLink also enjoys state government subsidies with respect to its freight charges.

In September 2004 Sealink acquired Subritzky Shippping of Auckland New Zealand, where it operates regular services to Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island. Sealink's former Island Navigator is now known as Echo Islander and services Great Barrier Island. Schematic map of Auckland. ... True-colour image showing the Hauraki Gulf. ... Great Barrier Island (Harataonga Bay) Location of Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island is an island in the north of New Zealand, situated 88 km to the north-east of central Auckland in the outer Hauraki Gulf. ...

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See Also

• Kangaroo Island
• Ferry

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External Links

• Official SeaLink site