Newbuilds & Orders
SeaLink’s Ruwi leaves Batam for South Australia
SeaLink said Ruwi left the Batam shipyard at approx. 8.15am (11.45am ACDT) on 24th October 2026 for a 4,200-nautical-mile voyage to Port Adelaide. The crossing is expected to take around 2 weeks, and Ruwi is expected to enter service by the end of November.
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SeaLink said on Saturday 24 October 2026 that Ruwi, the second of its two new vessels, has departed the shipyard in Batam, Indonesia, and is making her way to South Australia. Ruwi departed Batam at approx. 8.15am (11.45am ACDT) on 24th October 2026. She is on a 4,200-nautical-mile voyage down Australia’s west coast and across the Great Australian Bight, before arrival in Port Adelaide. It is expected to take around 2 weeks, subject to weather and operational conditions.
The ramp infrastructure works at Cape Jervis and Penneshaw were completed on 22nd October after a planned three-day ferry service shutdown. Ferry services resumed on Friday, 23 October 2026. SeaLion 2000 is operating on a limited timetable while Wanggami completes in-harbour testing. Wanggami will commence service on Tuesday 27 October 2026 alongside SeaLion 2000 on the current standard ferry timetable.
When Ruwi arrives in Port Adelaide she will undergo final preparations before she enters service, expected by the end of November. SeaLink will confirm a start date for Ruwi after she arrives. The Cape Jervis public boat ramp, which was to be closed until 30 October, has reopened.