REVEALED: Tasports - The Real Truth

Operator admits Bass Strait ferry saga is embarrassing

The delivery of two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries has been delayed because of a mismanaged port build that has forced one of the ships to be sent to Scotland.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

Rail, ferries and ports to merge in transport shake-up

Three Tasmania state-owned services companies could be merged in a bid by the minority Liberal government to boost performance and accountability.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

'Appalling lack of support' in Bass Strait ferry saga

A lack of government support is partly to blame for delays and cost blowouts for two new passenger ferries set to sail the route between Victoria and Tasmania.

AAP · Oct 8, 2024

King Island beef over 'sub-par' shipping service

Residents of remote King Island in Bass Strait say improvements to their main sea freight service are needed.

AAP · Oct 13, 2023

Australia’s $528m Antarctic icebreaker too big to fit under Tasman bridge to refuel

Exclusive: the RSV Nuyina cannot sail safely under the Hobart bridge, meaning a round trip of hundreds more kilometres to refuel

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2023

Key crew members on Goliath did not complete safety training before tugboat sinkings, ATSB finds

The ship's master and second mate on the bulk cement carrier vessel which crashed into and sank two tugboats in Tasmania's north-west last year had not undertaken required training, a safety regulator's report finds.

ABC News · Mar 22, 2023

The Goliath — the bulk cement carrier involved in tugboat sinkings — re-admitted to Tasmanian waters after ban

A ship banned from Tasmanian waters in order to preserve "the protection of human life, marine assets and the environment" has been re-admitted, less than a year after being involved in the sinking of two tugboats.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

Cruise ships unable to dock in Burnie, Tasmania, due to weather and scheduling changes

Of the 35 cruise ships due to dock in Burnie this season, five have already been unable to make the stop, and it means local tourism operators and businesses are missing out.

ABC News · Jan 19, 2023

Tas floods dangerous despite eased rain

Flooding in north and northwest Tasmania remains dangerous despite rain easing, authorities warn.

AAP · Oct 14, 2022

First tugboat successfully raised after Devonport accident with cement carrier ship Goliath

It was messy, muddy and slow, but "it needed to be", authorities say. The operation to lift the first of two Devonport tugboats has exposed the damage that sank them in January.

ABC News · Aug 7, 2022