▁and ▁St ▁K ilda ▁and ▁the ▁S ear o ad ▁Fer ries ▁connection ▁across ▁the ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁heads ▁between ▁Sor rent o ▁and ▁Queens cl iff . ▁▁ ▁The ▁new ▁company ▁aim ed ▁to ▁restore ▁longer ▁distance ▁scheduled ▁fer ry ▁services ▁in ▁Port ▁Phill ip . ▁J our ney ▁times ▁were ▁initially ▁slow ed ▁by ▁the ▁low ▁speed ▁limit ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁Y ar ra ▁River , ▁but ▁a ▁slight ▁increase ▁has ▁improved ▁the ▁situation . ▁▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Little ▁Group , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁is ▁controlled ▁by ▁Paul ▁Little , ▁a ▁former ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁transport ▁company ▁T oll ▁Hold ings . ▁ ▁Rout es ▁ ▁Port ar ling ton ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁D ock lands . ▁Tw ice ▁daily ▁in ▁each ▁direction . ▁Service ▁began ▁ 2 2 ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁▁ ▁Ge el ong ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁D ock lands . ▁Tw ice ▁daily ▁in ▁each ▁direction . ▁Service ▁began ▁ 2 ▁Dec ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁route ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁company ▁operated ▁a ▁trial ▁route ▁from ▁ ▁Wer ri be e ▁South ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁D ock lands , ▁but ▁patron age ▁was ▁ins u fficient ▁for ▁the ▁service ▁to ▁continue . ▁ ▁Fle et ▁ ▁Port ▁Phill ip ▁Fer ries ▁currently ▁operate ▁two ▁In cat ▁fast ▁cat amar an ▁fer ries ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁class . ▁They ▁are ▁ 3 6 ▁metres ▁long , ▁accommod ate ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁passengers