As a new Spirit of Tasmania vessel sits in storage in Scotland, its operator is 'urgently' trying to find someone to lease it to in Europe. Interest from New Zealand has been ruled out, while a new Sydney service has been considered.
The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania, TT-Line, is "urgently" looking for a lease for the first of its new vessels while it is being stored in Scotland .
A three-month lease in New Zealand has also been ruled out by TT-Line, because it would take it away from the European market.Analysis: New Spirit of Tasmania ferries to be secondhand by the time they arriveTasmania finds itself in a farcical position where the brand-new Spirit of Tasmania ferries it purchased may end up being hand-me-downs by the time they reach the state's shores.
Interim chair Damian Bugg KC said conversations with a first broker had highlighted some challenges for leasing the vessel, but this person had only "limited coverage"."At the time we made the inquiry, we were not in a position to provide an open commitment to have that person market what we were available to market.
"All up we were looking at about three months, I think … which was really not attractive to bring it all the way from the Northern Hemisphere for a three-month charter."
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