Hullo (ferry)
 At the Downtown Vancouver terminal | |
| Locale | British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Waterway | Salish Sea |
| Transit type | Passenger ferry |
| Owner | Vancouver Island Ferry |
| Operator | Hullo |
| Began operation | August 16, 2023 |
| No. of vessels | 2 |
| No. of terminals | Vancouver Nanaimo |
| Website | hullo.com |
Hullo, officially the Vancouver Island Ferry Company, is a privately owned passenger ferry service in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It operates four daily sailings between Vancouver and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Each one-way trip takes 70 minutes.
History[edit]
Founded in 2022 and operational since August 2023. Hullo, operated by the Vancouver Island Ferry Company, operates two high-speed ferries from downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo in just 70 minutes.
Each vessel accommodates 354 guests, with up to 14 daily trips, including late-night journeys and special events.
Company values of Safety, Operational Excellence, Innovation, and Guest Experience drive the mission to become a globally admired travel brand, promising to be the World’s Friendliest Ferry Company.
Vessels[edit]
The company's two vessels, spuhéls and sthuqi’, are both Damen-built Fast Ferry 4212 models,[1][2] high-speed catamarans that seat 354 passengers each. They are named for wind and Sockeye salmon in the Hul̓q̓umín̓um̓ language used by the Snuneymuxw First Nation on Vancouver Island. The vessels were manufactured in Vietnam and delivered in June 2023.[3] The vessels cannot accommodate electric wheelchairs, scooters, or electric bicycles due to battery fire regulations.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ sandra (2023-06-30). "The two Damen 4212 class arrived in Vancouver". Ferry Shipping News. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ "Fast Ferry 4212 with 40 knots max speed | Damen". www.damen.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
- ^ Chan, Cheryl (June 9, 2023). "New passenger ferry between Nanaimo and Vancouver will begin sailing early August". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ Judd, Amy; Ke, Grace (October 9, 2023). "'It's 2023': B.C. woman shocked Hullo Ferries doesn't allow motorized wheelchairs". Global News. Retrieved October 10, 2023.