SeaStreak
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| Industry | Passenger transportation |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Jim Barker |
| Headquarters | Alantic Highlands New Jersey, United States |
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Area served
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New York City New Jersey Rhode Island Massachusetts |
| Owner | Jim Barker |
| Parent | New England Fast Ferry |
| Website | www.seastreak.com |
SeaStreak is a private ferry company operating in the Port of New York and New Jersey and in New England. It provides high-speed commuter service between points on the Raritan Bayshore in Monmouth County, New Jersey and in Manhattan in New York City as well as special event and sightseeing excursions in the harbor and seasonal service to the New England coast.
SeaStreak began operation in 1986 as TNT Hydrolines, the parent company being TNT of Australia. In 1994 all of TNT maritime assets where acquired by Holyman Brothers of Australia and the ferry service name was changed to Express Navigation. In 1999 Sea Containers acquired Express Navigation for $5 million, The company was renamed SeaStreak. SeaStreak has been a subsidiary of New England Fast Ferry since 2008. The acquisition was a result of its former parent owner Sea Containers Ltd. filing for bankruptcy in 2006. SeaStreak has provided commuter ferry service between New Jersey and New York City since 1986.
SeaStreak operates a fleet of seven diesel-powered double-hulled catamarans. The SeaStreak Highlands, SeaStreak Wall Street, SeaStreak New Jersey, and SeaStreak New York are all 141 foot vessels owned by SeaStreak; each has a capacity of 400 passengers and travels at a service speed of 38 knots (44 mph). The vessels were built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding of Somerset, Massachusetts.
The Ocean State is a 65-foot vessel owned by New England Fast Ferry; it has a capacity of 149 passengers and can travel up to 34 knots (39 mph). It is used as the ferry for the seasonal Providence to Newport route. The vessel was built by Merrifield-Roberts of Bristol.
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