Media Release
30 June 2025
Spirit of Tasmania IV has departed Leith in Scotland for the 14,857 nautical mile voyage to Hobart.
The 212-metre-long, 48,000 gross tonne ship left Leith today (30 June 2025).
The vessel will travel to Hobart via Gibraltar, Cape Verde Islands (off the western coast of Africa), Cape Town in South Africa, Port Louis in Mauritius and Fremantle in Western Australia.
Spirit of Tasmania IV is required to stay in Fremantle for four days for vessel importation into Australia, Customs and Immigration formalities, a crew change, bunkers and fresh stores.
TT-Line CEO Chris Carbone said Spirit IV was expected to complete the trip to Australia (Fremantle) in approximately six weeks, weather conditions permitting.
“We expect the vessel will be alongside in Hobart in late-August for the final fit out of items including Tasmanian-made mattresses and table tops, cabin stores and artwork, and to undertake vessel crew training,” he said.
“The training for our crew involves emergency response exercises, passenger muster simulation, firefighting drills, deployment of lifeboats and the mass evacuation systems.”
Meanwhile in Tasmania, Mr Carbone said the work to develop the new Spirit of Tasmania terminal at Devonport was well underway.
“We have seen significant progress to the passenger vehicle areas and freight yards,” he said.
“The team has begun the complex operation to install 27 marine piles for the wharf and the loading gantry. Nine have been completed.”
