RiverCity Ferries

CityCat services operate from University of Queensland to Northshore Hamilton calling at West End, Guyatt Park, Regatta, Milton, North Quay, South Bank, QUT Gardens Point, Riverside, Sydney Street, Mowbray Park, New Farm Park, Hawthorne, Bulimba, Teneriffe, Bretts Wharf and Apollo Road. Not all CityCat services stop all stops, with some peak time express services operating.[5]

CityHopper is an inner city service between North Quay and Sydney Street, stopping at South Bank, Maritime Museum, Riverside and Holman Street.[6]

Cross River consists of cross-river services at two locations.[7]

• Bulimba – Teneriffe
• Holman Street – Riverside known as the Kangaroo Point Cross River Service.

• Some services which were suspended by Transdev on 20 July 2020, were either cancelled or reintroduced by RiverCity Ferries as follows:-
• The Norman Park Cross River service was cancelled permanently.
• Resumed services were:
  • The Kangaroo Point Cross River service no longer stops at Thornton Street and Eagle Street, and instead operates from Holman Street to Riverside wharf only.
  • Likewise the CityHopper service no longer stops at Dockside, Thornton Street and Eagle Street. Riverside Wharf can be used instead of Eagle Street.[8][9]
  • The resumed services use the leased KittyCat catamarans.

The CityCat vessels are catamarans, and named after the Aboriginal place names for various parts of the Brisbane River and adjacent areas (with the exception of the 19th CityCat, the Spirit of Brisbane, which honours the 2011 flood recovery volunteers[11]). All CityCats are operated by a crew of three - a master, a deck hand and a ticket seller.

First generation CityCats have a capacity of 149 passengers.[12] These are to be replaced by additional fourth generation vessels.[13]

Name	MMSI	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Reference	Wrap Theme	Image
Kurilpa	503575300	11930QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	November 1996	West End	[14]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white
Mirbarpa	503575600	11930QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	November 1996	Indooroopilly	[14]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white
Barrambin	503575500	12013QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	November 1996	Breakfast Creek	[14]	Commemoration of 20 Years of CityCat services
Tugulawa	503575400	12014QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	November 1996	Bulimba	[14]	Brisbane Bandits baseball team
Mianjin (Vessel decommissioned)	503575800	12132QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	December 1996 - January 2021	Gardens Point	[14]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white
Binkinba	503575700	12133QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	December 1996	New Farm	[14]	Brisbane Bullets basketball team
Mooroolbin	503575900	20481QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	October 1998	Hamilton Sandbank	[14]	Queensland Maroons State of Origin team
Baneraba	503576100	20854QE	Brisbane Ship Constructions	December 1998	Toowong	[14]	Brisbane Global Rugby Tens tournament

Second generation CityCats have a capacity of 162 passengers.[12]

Name	MMSI	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Reference	Wrap Theme	Image
Beenung-urrung	503576200	26483QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	August 2004	Highgate Hill	[15]	Brisbane Lions AFL team
Tunamun	503576300	26579QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	June 2005	Petrie Bight	[16]	Brisbane Roar Football Club (soccer)
Meeandah	503576400	28744QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	February 2008	Meeandah	[17]	INAS Global Games 2019
Wilwinpa	503576500	28744QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	June 2008	Old Observatory[18]	[19]	Brisbane Heat Twenty20 cricket team
Ya-wa-gara	503576600	27885QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	November 2008	Breakfast Creek	[20]	ATP Cup tennis tournament
Mahreel	503576700	27885QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	April 2009	Spring Hill	[21]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white

Third generation CityCats have a capacity of 162 passengers.[12]

Name	MMSI	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Reference	Wrap Theme	Image
Kuluwin	503576800	29438QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	February 2010	Wooloowin	[22]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white
Gootcha	503576900	29440QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	July 2010	Toowong	[23]	Brisbane City Council's corporate colours of blue, yellow and white
Walan	503577100	29439QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	December 2010	Herston	[4]	Anzac centenary commemoration
Mudherri	503577200	29437QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	July 2011	Murarrie	[24]	Queensland Reds rugby union team
Spirit of Brisbane	503586200	29436QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	October 2011		[25]	Commemorates the city's recovery following the 2011 Brisbane floods.
Nar-dha	503017210	A3K0202	Norman R Wright & Sons	November 2014	Nudgee	[26]	The 2014 G20 Brisbane summit
Gilwunpa	503025670	32038QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	June 2015	Nundah	[27]	Queensland Firebirds

Seven fourth generation CityCats are being delivered from late 2019. They have a capacity of 170 passengers, including 20 on an open upper deck, plus more space for wheelchairs and bicycles than earlier generations. The vessels which each cost $3.7 million, are being constructed at Murarrie by Aus Ships.[28][29][30]

In December 2019, Brisbane City Council awarded Aus Ships Group a contract for an additional six fourth generation CityCats to replace the first generation vessels at a cost of $3.73 million each.[13]

Name	MMSI	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Reference	Wrap Theme	Image
Yoogera	503092890	456106	Aus Ships	October 2019	Mouth of Breakfast Creek	[31]
Neville Bonner	503102970	457882	Aus Ships	August 2020	Neville Bonner	[32]
City Cat 24			Aus Ships		Temporary yard name
City Cat 25			Aus Ships		Temporary yard name
City Cat 26			Aus Ships		Temporary yard name
City Cat 27			Aus Ships		Temporary yard name
City Cat 28			Aus Ships		Temporary yard name

CityHopper is the inner city ferry service. These are powered by 134 kW (180 hp) Scania engines, have a maximum speed of 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) and are operated by a crew of one.[12] As of October 2020, these vessels were currently out of service due to hull deterioration.[33]

Name	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Passengers	Image
Mermaid	4372QEC	Norman R Wright & Sons	1987	HMS Mermaid (1817), ship used by John Oxley who expored the Brisbane River in December 1823	78
Doomba	4902QE	Norman Park Boat Builders	1989	SS Doomba	78
Otter	4908QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	1989	HMQS Otter	78

CityFerry covers shorter distance and cross-river services. These are powered by 86 kW (115 hp) Perkins engines, have a maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) and are operated by a crew of one.[12] All of these vessels are currently out of service due to deteiriration of their wooden hulls, except Kalparrin which has a steel hull.[33]

Name	Call sign	Builder	Launched	Namesake	Passengers	Image
Bulimba	959QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	1984	Bulimba	47
Lucinda	1185QE	Norman Park Boat Builders	1986	Lucinda	47
Koopa	1124QE	Norman Park Boat Builders	1986	SS Koopa, the Bribie Island ferry from 1912 to 1963	47
Gayundah	1283QE	Norman Park Boat Builders	1986	HMQS Gayundah	47
John Oxley	6950QE	Norman R Wright & Sons	1990	John Oxley	47
Kalparrin	9570QE	Queensland Port Services	1993	An Aboriginal word meaning "to help carry a load"[34]	47

Five 12 m (39 ft) catamarans, nicknamed KittyCats, are being leased from RiverCity Ferries sister company Captain Cook Cruises in Sydney from November 2020 to operate the suspended CityHopper and cross river services while monohulled ferries are overhauled. The first, MV Cockle Bay, arrived in Brisbane in September 2020.[35][36] They have a capacity of 60 passengers (36 seated, 24 standing) and are operated by a crew of one. They are powered by 2 x 184 kW (247 hp) Cummins QSB engines with an economical normal service speed of 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) and a maximum speed of 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph).