Another high-ranking executive has announced they will leave the Tasmanian government-owned company TT-Line. They have come under significant scrutiny over the delivery of two new Spirit of Tasmania Vessels and associated port infrastructure in Davenport.
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00:00The two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels are greatly anticipated, but the project's been
00:07beset by cost blowouts and delays.
00:10The two new ferries won't arrive from Finland until later than expected, and they'll cost
00:14more.
00:15And then there's a whole range of headaches at the port of Devonport.
00:18That new infrastructure there, instead of costing $90 million, it's going to cost about
00:22$360 million, and it won't be ready until January 2026.
00:27That's well after the new Spirits arrive.
00:29It's already cost some political scalps as well.
00:33Infrastructure Minister Michael Ferguson has resigned over the issue, and then TT Line
00:38Chair Mike Granger was forced to resign by the government.
00:41Today we heard of a third scalp at TT Line Chief Executive Bernard Dwyer.
00:46He was set to appear before a parliamentary inquiry this morning, but wasn't there.
00:50TT Line Acting Chair Damien Bugg said he tendered his resignation on Saturday, and Damien Bugg
00:57made the decision that Mr Dwyer shouldn't appear at the committee for his own well-being.
01:02Now we heard from TT Line about their version of events, of what's causing the delays.
01:07They pointed a fair bit of a finger at TASPorts, who manage the port there in Devonport.
01:12They said they couldn't access the port to do geotechnical surveys.
01:17Now this issue, it won't go away.
01:19We still don't know exactly how much it's going to cost to put a temporary measure in
01:23place in Devonport, so those spirits can birth there at a reduced capacity, and exactly
01:28when it will be up and running.
01:30And three days before the state budget, it's a headache the state government just doesn't want.