00:02Two years after it was supposed to be ready, and costing $400 million more than originally expected.
00:10The new Spirit of Tasmania ferry terminal has been officially opened in Devonport.
00:15It's been a hard grind and the important thing is we've come through it, we've built resilience.
00:22The Premier looking on the bright side of Spirit Quay.
00:25Welcoming the extra passenger vehicle and freight capacity the new ferries will bring.
00:30A fantastic day for our visitor economy, and our visitor economy is going gangbusters.
00:38For the old vessels, the end of their 24 years of service is near.
00:42Spirit One taking on passengers today, ahead of its final sailing across Bass Strait.
00:47It would be sad to see One and Two sail out over the next couple of days, but what excitement
00:54there is about Four and Five.
00:56The world's largest ship broker is helping Sail Spirit One and Two.
01:00Still no word on likely buyers or the cost of storage until they're delivered to new owners.
01:07We're in advance conversations with a number of parties in relation to the vessels.
01:11They're obviously commercial incompetence and we certainly can't disclose those at this point in time.
01:16From Saturday, there will be no passenger sailings for a week while systems are tested on the new ferries.
01:22They'll enter service on October 31.
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01:30who was going to be in the newly climbed fort in refuge. Aובly
01:30and the floats have to be continued. Design point.
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