The latest addition to the fleet of Bluebridge -- the competitor to the state-owned Interisland Line -- cruised into Wellington yesterday after a 45-day trip from Sweden.
Strait Shipping, which owns and operates Bluebridge, bought the new vessel with a significantly greater capacity - the Strait Feronia - in January to replace the Santa Regina.
The ferry, which previously sailed the Sweden to Germany route, will officially join the Strait Shipping fleet sailing in late June. It will be the longest ship on the route when it enters service.
More info plus video here
And of course, for a comprehensive history of the ferries between the North and South Islands, see the book Strait Crossing: the ferries of Cook Strait through time by Vic Young.
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