- Toll Shipping
Toll Shipping, part of
Toll Holdings , operates shipping services between the isalnd ofTasmania and mainlandAustralia . It also once operated ferries inNew Zealand .History
On
1 November 2002 ,Toll Holdings purchased theBrambles Shipping business, to form Toll Shipping which remains a division of the parent company.Following Toll Holding's investment in New Zealand's
TranzRail in 2003, the The Interisland Linewas made part of the company. The company operated a daily ferry service across Cook Strait, linking the North and South Islands. [cite web
url=http://www.kestermarketing.com.au/Toll%20News%206pDec03.pdf
title=Ship’n Shore
work=Toll News
date=December 2003
accessdate=2008-07-05] On1 July 2008 , theNew Zealand Government purchased back theInterislander in connection with TollNZ rail operations.ervices
Toll Shipping has dedicated roll-on roll-off cargo terminals at
Melbourne 's Webb Dock and at McGaw Wharf inBurnie . An on-wharf rail siding in Burnie (Toll subsidiaryPacific National boughtTasRail in 2003) and a direct interface with road transport in both Melbourne and Burnie provides inter-modal transport between mainlandAustralia andTasmania .Current fleet: [cite web
url=http://exchange.dnv.com/exchange/main.aspx?extool=company&subview=vesselsoperated&companyid=112689
title=DNV Exchange - Toll Shipping Pty Ltd - Vessels Operated
publisher=exchange.dnv.com
accessdate=2008-07-05]
* MV "Tasmanian Achiever" (1999)
* MV "Victorian Reliance" (1999)Former fleet
*MV "City of Port Melbourne"
*MV "City of Burnie"References
External links
* [http://www.tollshipping.com.au/ Toll Shipping]
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