TT-Line sign RMC contract for new Spirits.

Image of TT-Line's passenger ferry — New Spirit of Tasmania ships appear to retain the iconic Superfast look that Australians assosiate wih Spirit of Tasmania.
©Rauma Marine Constructions

It has been announced today (Friday 16/4/21) that TT-Line have formally signed off on a deal with Rauma Marine Constructions to build two new ferries for the Bass Strait, of approximately 48,000GRT.

As mentioned earlier in the week the new contract has a clause specifying up to AUD$100 million worth of Australian/Tasmanian content.
TT-Line chairman Michael Grainger said the new ships would be similar to the current vessels, but with substantially more capacity for passengers and freight.
Construction on the new 212-metre long vessels was planned to start in the European spring in 2022.

): Jyrki Heinimaa, President and CEO of Rauma Marine Constructions, and Håkan Enlund, Executive Vice President of Rauma Marine Constructions, at the signing ceremony in Rauma. — Jyrki Heinimaa, President and CEO of Rauma Marine Constructions, and Håkan Enlund, EVP, Sales and Marketing of Rauma Marine Constructions, at the signing ceremony in Rauma with video link to Tasmania.
©Rauma Marine Constructions

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