Both the Tasmanian government and the company which manages the state's port facilities held concerns over the ability of the company which operates the Spirit of Tasmania ferries to manage the construction of upgrades to the berths for the new ships.
It has been revealed both the government and the company managing Tasmania 's port facilities had concerns about the ability of the company operating the Spirit of Tasmania ferries to manage the construction of upgrades to the berths for the new ships .
In the meantime, an unknown amount of money will be spent to upgrade berth one — Labor claims it'll cost at least $50 million. It was in the midst of this year's state election campaign, when the Liberal government was in caretaker mode, that TT-Line agreed to pay 50 million euros to the Finnish company building the Spirits, Rauma Marine Constructions .
Mr Ferguson said he and the department only found out about that decision in April, with a new tenderer appointed on August 1. "We've also attempted to support them in a number of ways, including … provision of project management, construction management and services through our project team," he said.Mr Bradford said TasPorts also "regularly updated the minister" on their concerns.
The state-owned company said it was hoping to have a cost estimate for upgrading berth one — the interim home for the new Spirits — in the next four to six weeks.
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