Dark MoFo spirit engulfs new ro-pax
SPIRIT of Tasmania V relocated from Melbourne’s Station Pier to Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf over the weekend to begin hosting as a venue for MONA’s Dark Mofo festival, after which it...
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TAIC report highlights safety management shortcomings
Publisher’s note: This article’s headline has been amended to more accurately reflect TAIC’s findings in its final report on the Aratere grounding. KIWIRAIL’s management has come...
Labor proposes TT Line, TasPorts shake-up
THE TASMANIAN Labor Opposition is touting a major overhaul of government business enterprises after highlighting what it claims is wastage of more than $3 billion since the...
Incat’s big catch
INCAT Tasmania has secured a heavylift/flo-flo vessel to ship its pioneering battery electric fast ferry China Zorrilla to client Buquebus in South America. Incat announced this...
Tenders sought for Perth ferry terminals
THE WEST Australian state government is on the lookout for a contractor with “demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of marine infrastructure”, to deliver two new...
Will Vega vanish, finally?
THE REDUNDANT former KiwiRail rail/ro-pax Vega looks set to depart for the breakers’ beach in India after export/import paperwork was finally completed and accepted. KiwiRail...
Canadians interested in Cook Strait
A LEADING Canadian pension fund is among prospective buyers of StraitNZ’s Cook Strait ferry operations and extended transport interests, according to business media. The...
Half-a-billion bail-out for TT Line
TT LINE owner the Tasmanian government has come to the rescue of the beleaguered Spirit of Tasmania operator, revealing a $506 million equity injection will be included in the...
TT Line gantry rises, along with cost overruns
THE TASMANIAN Government is celebrating the completion of the final component lift for TT Line’s new East Devonport Berth 3 terminal gantry that will serve the new Bass Strait...
Kaitaki report sparks major concerns
THE RELEASE late last week of the NZ Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the near grounding of ro-pax Kaitaki on rocks in Wellington Harbour in 2023...
Kaitaki breakdown report: “Serious casualty narrowly avoided”
THE NEW Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the breakdown of KiwiRail’s ro-pax Kaitaki in January 2023 has set out in stark detail six major...
Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined
WELLINGTON District Court has fined KiwiRail hundreds of thousands of dollars after the company pled guilty to charges laid by Maritime New Zealand over the 2024 grounding of...
Number five is alive: newest Spirit arriVes in Melbourne
HAVING reached Geelong on Saturday and undertaken berthing trials at the TT Line terminal yesterday, the second of the new Bass Strait ro-paxes is now safely alongside Station...
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Five five days away, China stuck
TT LINE’s second new Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania V is expected in Geelong on Sunday, having departed Fremantle at 1345 hours Monday [27 April] after completing...
Australians cruising in record numbers
THE NUMBER of Australians taking holidays at sea has surged to record highs, reaching 1.45 million people in 2025, according to figures released by Cruise Lines International...
