TT Line Circles Back to Rauma Shipyard for RoPax Pair
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.
(Image: Rauma Marine Constructions)
Finnish shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) said on Wednesday that it has secured an order from Australian shipping company TT Line Company to build two car and passenger ferries at the Rauma shipyard.
The newbuild order comes after TT Line, also known as Spirit of Tasmania, withdrew from a previous memorandum of understanding (MOU) last July while the Tasmanian government-owned company investigated options to produce the vessels locally to help offset economic impacts from the coronavirus pandemic.
RMC revealed Wednesday that negotiations resumed in March this year, initiated by the Tasmanian government.