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Do new Spirits have a hull of a problem?

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POTENTIAL problems with mooring and power supply in extreme weather has prompted TT Line to prepare hull-strengthening of new Bass Strait ro-paxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and V. The...
Do new Spirits have a hull of a problem?

Incat Tasmania takes home export award

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INCAT Tasmania has won the Sustainability and Green Economy Award at the 2025 Tasmanian Export Awards, recognising the company’s leadership in sustainable shipbuilding. The award...
Incat Tasmania takes home export award

TT Line completes piles treatment, as TasPorts reports growth

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CONTRACTORS working on TT Line’s new East Devonport terminal this week installed the 27th and final pile casing this week, said to be the most complex and technically challenging...
TT Line completes piles treatment, as TasPorts reports growth

e-Fuels plant to target shipping’s methanol demand

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MULTINATIONAL HIF Global, which describes its mission as scaling the development of e-Fuels worldwide, has switched the focus of its plans to produce hydrogen-based petrol to...
e-Fuels plant to target shipping’s methanol demand

Prysmian receives Marinus Link nod

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ITALIAN power cable manufacturer and layer Prysmian has received a formal Notice to Proceed with the Marinus Link between Tasmania and Victoria. The $5.5 billion project, which...
Prysmian receives Marinus Link nod

ABC investigation discovers Spirit IV stress

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INVESTIGATIVE work by the ABC in Tasmania has uncovered the machinations behind efforts to find interim employment for the first of TT Line’s new Bass Strait ro-paxes, Spirit of...
ABC investigation discovers Spirit IV stress

Approval for Tasmanian windfarm

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THE FEDERAL Government on Friday [29 August] approved a contentious windfarm for an island off Tasmania’s far north-west coast, over-ruling vocal local opposition. The $3 billion...
Approval for Tasmanian windfarm

Allegro puts For Sale sign on Strait Link

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SYDNEY-based private equity investor Allegro Funds has put Bass Strait shipping and logistics company Strait Link on the market. Strait Link, the former Toll Shipping, was...
Allegro puts For Sale sign on Strait Link

New Spirits: one here, one staying in Europe

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WITH Spirit of Tasmania IV now undergoing final fit-out in Hobart the Tasmanian Government has announced that sister Spirit of Tasmania V will remain in Europe until the first...
New Spirits: one here, one staying in Europe

Hobart Airport runway to be a boon for trade

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A STRENGTHENED runway at Hobart Airport is set to increase trade ties between Tasmania and Asia via larger aircraft such as the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787. Hobart Airport...
Hobart Airport runway to be a boon for trade

Governments move to preserve smelters in Tasmania and SA

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SMELTING company Nyrstar is to receive a $135 million lifeline from the Commonwealth, Tasmanian and South Australian governments to ensure the future of its operations at Hobart...
Governments move to preserve smelters in Tasmania and SA

Marinus Link gets green light

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THE MARINUS Link Bass Strait power cable project has been given the go-ahead by shareholders and received federal environmental approval. After a period of uncertainty the $5.5...
Marinus Link gets green light

TT Line ro-pax on its way home

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SPIRIT of Tasmania I has departed Singapore for Geelong after the Maritime & Port Authority released it from a short detention. In a statement operator TT Line noted the ship had...
TT Line ro-pax on its way home

Spirit of Tasmania I detained in Singapore

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TT Line’s ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania I has been detained post-drydock in Singapore, delaying its return to Bass Strait service. The vessel left Geelong on 6 July for bi-annual...
Spirit of Tasmania I detained in Singapore

TT Line’s borrowing limit extended

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THE TASMANIAN Government has approved an increase in the borrowing limit for TT-Line, which warned earlier this year it could run out of money by September this year. Treasurer...
TT Line’s borrowing limit extended