Details emerge about project to replace Spirit of Tasmania ferries | ABC News

Spirit of Tasmania's state-owned operator TT-Line and the Tasmanian government have been trying to get two new ships built since 2017, but the project has faced obstacle after obstacle.

TT-Line has now detailed how it came to the decision to pay a Finnish shipbuilder an extra $81 million, while copping a 400 per cent blowout in wharf upgrade costs – without telling the public.

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