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Spirit Of Tasmania V
''Spirit of Tasmania V'' is a roll-on/roll-off ferry, under construction by Rauma Marine Constructions at its shipyards in Rauma, Finland. It is to be operated by Spirit of Tasmania in Australia on the Bass Strait ferry route between Geelong, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. In April 2021 Rauma Marine Constructions signed a contract with Spirit of Tasmania for the construction of two ships, the '' Spirit of Tasmania IV'' and ''Spirit of Tasmania V''. Construction commenced on 20 December 2022 with a steel-cutting ceremony. It was launched on 19 July 2024 by the Governor of Tasmania, Barbara Baker. The two ferries will replace the ''Spirit of Tasmania I MS ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' is a roll-on/roll-off ferry operated by Spirit of Tasmania between Port of Geelong, Geelong and Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport in Australia. Built in 1998 by STX Finland, Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Perno shipyard, Turku ...'' and '' Spirit of Tasmania II''. Because of delays around the constructi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Tasmania
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd, trading as Spirit of Tasmania, is a Tasmanian Government-owned business that has been offering ferry services between mainland Australia and Tasmania since July 1993. Navigating the Bass Strait, Spirit of Tasmania ferry services cover a distance of between Geelong, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. Each journey across the "Sea Highway" takes approximately 9–11 hours in each direction. Currently, the TT-Line Company's fleet includes two Finland, Finnish-built vessels: MS Spirit of Tasmania I, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' and MS Spirit of Tasmania II, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania II''. These ships are expected to be replaced by MS Spirit of Tasmania IV, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania IV'' and MS Spirit of Tasmania V, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania V'' in 2024 and 2025 respectively. Between 2003 and 2006, Spirit of Tasmania operated a service between Sydney and Devonport using the former MS Mega Express Four, MS ''Spirit of Tasmania III''. In addition to passenger serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Tasmania IV
''Spirit of Tasmania IV'' is a roll-on/roll-off ferry built by Rauma Marine Constructions in Rauma, Finland. It is to be operated by Spirit of Tasmania in Australia on the Bass Strait ferries, Bass Strait ferry route between Port of Geelong, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. In April 2021 Rauma signed a contract with Spirit of Tasmania for the construction of two ships, the ''Spirit of Tasmania IV'' and ''Spirit of Tasmania V''. Construction commenced on 28 February 2022 with a steel-cutting ceremony. The keel was laid on 28 October 2022. It will be the first ferry on the Bass Strait route to use Liquified natural gas, LNG fuel. The two ferries will replace the ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' and ''Spirit of Tasmania II''. The ship commenced sea trials in June 2024. In September 2024, it was handed over by Rauma to operator TT-Line Company Pty Ltd. The ferry was originally due to arrive in Tasmania in late 2024. Due to Finland's cold winters and pack ice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferries Of Australia
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Baltic Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles. History The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Underworld. Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature "''Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis''". Though impractical, there is no reason why it could not work and such a ferry, modified by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulse Tasmania
Pulse Tasmania is a digital news publisher owned by Pulse Media Group Pty Ltd based in Hobart, Australia. Pulse publishes freely accessible local Tasmanian news content on digital platforms, including itwebsiteand social media pages (like X and Instagram). Pulse's office and newsroom is located at 99 Liverpool Street, Hobart. According to ''Mediaweek'', Pulse reaches more than 150,000 Tasmanians each week. History Pulse started as a radio station (Pulse FM) in 2016, serving sub-regional areas of Hobart. In September 2020, Pulse announced it would be pivoting to position itself primarily as a content publisher rather than a radio station, with the radio station moving in-line with the digital content platforms. In October 2021, Pulse FM Hobart officially rebranded to Pulse Hobart – positioning itself primarily as a digital publisher. The radio station remained under the Pulse FM branding. In the 12 months of 2021, Pulse Hobart accumulated more than 2.4 million social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Tasmania II
MS ''Spirit of Tasmania II'' is a roll-on/roll-off ferry operated by Spirit of Tasmania between Geelong and Devonport in Australia. Built in 1998 by Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Turku New Shipyard in Finland for Superfast Ferries as MS ''Superfast III'', since 2002 she has sailed for Spirit of Tasmania as the ''Spirit of Tasmania II''. Concept and construction The ''Superfast III'' was the first ship of the second pair (the former pair being ''Superfast I'' and ''Superfast II'') built for Superfast Ferries at Kvaerner Masa-Yards for its Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona. She was a sister ship of '' Superfast IV''. Amenities and deck layout ''Spirit of Tasmania II'' has 11 decks, with 222 cabins. *Decks 1 to 6 are used to hold cars and trucks. The for-end of Decks 1 and 2 are accessed via a ramp from deck 3 (The Aft-end space of the two decks houses the ship's machinery). Deck 6 holds cars using a hoistable platform. *Deck 7 has cabins, a reception area, small movie t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Tasmania I
MS ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' is a roll-on/roll-off ferry operated by Spirit of Tasmania between Port of Geelong, Geelong and Devonport, Tasmania, Devonport in Australia. Built in 1998 by STX Finland, Kvaerner Masa-Yards at Perno shipyard, Turku New Shipyard in Finland for Superfast Ferries as MS ''Superfast IV'', since 2002 she has sailed for Spirit of Tasmania as the ''Spirit of Tasmania I.'' Concept and construction The ''Superfast IV'' was the second ship of the second pair (the former pair being ''MS Skania, Superfast I'' and ''MS Mega Express Four, Superfast II'') built for Superfast Ferries at STX Finland, Kvaerner Masa-Yards for its Adriatic Sea services from Patras to Ancona She was a sister ship of ''Spirit of Tasmania II, Superfast III''. Amenities and deck layout ''Spirit of Tasmania I'' has 11 decks, with 222 cabins. *Decks 1 to 6 are used to hold cars and trucks. The fore-ends of Decks 1 and 2 are accessed via a ramp from deck 3 (The aft-end space of the two d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Baker
Barbara Avalon Baker (born 31 March 1958) is an Australian barrister and former judge, who is the 29th and current governor of Tasmania since 16 June 2021. She served on the Federal Circuit Court of Australia from 2008 to 2021. Early life Baker was born on 31 March 1958 in Hobart, Tasmania, and raised in Sandy Bay. Her parents were Alison Burton, a tennis player, and Bob Baker, a lawyer who became a Liberal member of the Tasmanian Parliament. Baker studied arts and law at the University of Tasmania, graduating in 1980 (BA, LLB). She represented Tasmania in tennis and field hockey at under-18 level. Career Baker was admitted to the legal profession in 1983. She joined Simmons Wolfhagen as a solicitor and later worked for the Office of the Solicitor-General. In 1993 she became the first female partner at Murdoch Clarke. As a lawyer Baker "specialised in family law and relationship matters". She served on the executive of the Law Society of Tasmania (1995–1996) and as preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governor Of Tasmania
The governor of Tasmania is the representative in the Australian state of Tasmania of the monarch, currently King Charles III. The incumbent governor is Barbara Baker, who was appointed in June 2021. The official residence of the governor is Government House, Hobart, Government House located at the Queens Domain in Hobart. The governor's primary task is to perform the sovereign's constitutional duties on their behalf. As with the other governors of the Australian states, state governors, the governor performs similar constitutional and ceremonial functions at the state level as the governor-general of Australia does at the national level. The position has its origins in the positions of commandant and lieutenant-governor in the colonial administration of Van Diemen's Land. The territory was separated from the Colony of New South Wales in 1825 and the title "governor" was used from 1855, the same year in which it adopted its current name. In accordance with the conventions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea FM
Sea FM was an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in Queensland and NSW owned by Southern Cross Austereo. Some Sea FM stations were later sold to meet media ownership requirements. Prime Television Limited purchased Sea FM Townsville in Queensland and Grant Broadcasters purchased Sea FM stations in Devonport and Burnie in Tasmania. All Sea FM stations currently owned by Southern Cross Austereo except Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton / Gladstone, are part of the Hit Network after Southern Cross Media merged with Austereo. History The Sea FM brand name and logo was created by Gold Coast Broadcasters for one station 90.9 Sea FM after the Gold Coast was granted a new commercial FM licence. 90.9 Sea FM began broadcasting in 1989 with programming consulted by Austereo. The original Sea FM on-air line-up was a strong team of experienced Announcers, many having made their name previously in capital city radio including - Craig Bruce (FOX FM) & Sammy Power, Ian 'L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ships Monthly
Kelsey Media Ltd is a magazine publisher and trade fair company based in Yalding, England. Founded in 1989, it has bought and sold many publications over the years, including former Bauer Media Group magazines ''Sea Angler'', ''Car Mechanics'' and ''Your Horse'' (which it bought from Bauer along with their websites) in July 2020. In May 2023, it bought the print and digital assets of '' Uncut'' magazine from BandLab Technologies' NME Networks division, with the first issue of ''Uncut'' published by Kelsey Media being the September 2023 issue Take 317. Kelsey Media has published the following magazines: *AeroplaneIPC Media allows more magazines to fly-drive-sail the nest '' |
Victoria, Australia
Victoria, commonly abbreviated as Vic, is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state (after Tasmania), with a land area of ; the second-most-populated state (after New South Wales), with a population of over 7 million; and the most densely populated state in Australia (30.6 per km2). Victoria's economy is the second-largest among Australian states and is highly diversified, with service sectors predominating. Victoria is bordered by New South Wales to the north and South Australia to the west and is bounded by the Bass Strait to the south (with the exception of a small land border with Tasmania located along Boundary Islet), the Southern Ocean to the southwest, and the Tasman Sea (a marginal sea of the South Pacific Ocean) to the southeast. The state encompasses a range of climates and geographical features from its temperate coastal and central regions to the Victorian Alps in the northeast and the semi-arid northwest. The majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Geelong
The Port of Geelong is located on the shores of Corio Bay at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The port is the sixth-largest in Australia by tonnage. Major commodities handled by the port include crude oil and petroleum products, export grain and woodchips, alumina imports, and fertiliser.Geelong port contributes $500mn a year to Victoria '''' 12 September 2005 Major port industries include Graincorp's grain elevator and Viva Energy's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
