Toll Shipping

Toll Shipping

Toll Shipping, part of Toll Holdings, operates shipping services between the isalnd of Tasmania and mainland Australia. It also once operated ferries in New Zealand.

History

On 1 November 2002, Toll Holdings purchased the Brambles 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
] On 1 July 2008, the New Zealand Government purchased back the Interislander 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 in Burnie. An on-wharf rail siding in Burnie (Toll subsidiary Pacific National bought TasRail in 2003) and a direct interface with road transport in both Melbourne and Burnie provides inter-modal transport between mainland Australia and Tasmania.

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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