Spirit of Tasmania has appointed Tasmanian production company HYPE TV to document the construction of the two new Spirit of Tasmania ships. Video by Spirit Of Tasmania
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00:11 (Dr. David Cooke) It's been a long time in the making.
00:13 It's something that we're very excited about.
00:15 It's just going to create an unbelievable customer experience
00:18 for the people of Tasmania and our customer base in Victoria
00:21 and the rest of Australia.
00:23 (Dr. Andrew Gwynne) Spirit of Tasmania operates a ROPEX service
00:28 between Tasmania, the southernmost island off Australia,
00:31 and Victoria, Geelong,
00:33 and we provide a passenger and a freight service.
00:36 Sixty percent of our business is passenger
00:38 and forty percent of that is freight.
00:40 We're a vital link between the Tasmania island and the mainland
00:46 and it provides a huge boost in the economy in Tasmania
00:50 over twelve months of the year.
00:55 We're really looking forward to our passengers
00:58 boarding these new vessels.
00:59 They will see a much larger vessel.
01:01 There'll be a lot more space per passenger.
01:03 We've committed to have as much Tasmanian Australian content
01:07 on these new ships as we possibly can
01:10 and it's also providing opportunity for some of our Tasmanian suppliers
01:13 to be showcased in Europe in the shipbuilding industry.
01:17 We're very proud of our relationship with the Finnish people
01:23 and the quality of workmanship that comes out of Finland.
01:26 Our current vessels that we run at the moment
01:28 were built only an hour away in Turku.
01:31 So to actually have these ships being built in Rauma
01:34 with Rauma Marine Constructions,
01:36 we know the quality of the workmanship,
01:38 we know the longevity,
01:40 and the current vessels that we operate
01:42 have a fantastic reputation around the world
01:45 and we fully expect the same with these new vessels.
01:47 We cannot wait for the first vessel to leave the docks here in Rauma
01:52 and travel across to Tasmania
01:54 and for all of our Tasmanian population to see the ships,
01:57 all of our crew to be trained on those ships,
01:59 and to have that first ship in service as soon as we can.
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