One of the Interislander ferries sails from Picton on its way to Wellington. File photo courtesy ANDREW KACIMAIWAI New Zealand’s inter-island ferry fleet will be reduced to just two vessels for the next four years with major works planned at the South Island port of Picton. The 183.69-metre long Aratere is to retire this year…
The Spirit of Tasmania IV during its first sea trial in Finnish waters. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The ‘enforced’ stay of a newly-built Tasmanian ferry in Scotland has helped prompt a near-doubling in Devonport-Geelong sailings this summer. And an offer from New Zealand for a short-term lease (three months) has fallen through. The Tasmanian Government…
The Spirit of Tasmania IV undergoes sea trials at the Rauma shipyard in Finland. Photo: Spirit of Tasmania The Tasmanian Government has begun looking to charter its new Bass Strait ferry from its new, and temporary, ‘home’ in Scotland. The Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry sailed from the Rauma shipyard in Finland and arrived at…