In the meantime, the Tasmanian government has been looking at leasing out the ship. Spirit IV is being kept in Scotland because TT-Line claims it will be easier to lease it out from there.

The ship is currently being berthed in the Port of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland, while a suitable berth is built to house it in Devonport, Tasmania. Spirit IV was originally meant to be ...

Unable to lease the Spirit IV out, Eric Abetz told members of a parliamentary inquiry into the TT-Line saga when the ship is ...

but had to be moved to Scotland before winter over concerns it could be damaged by pack ice. A new berth to accommodate the ship, and sister vessel Spirit of Tasmania V, may not be ready until ...

the Spirit IV would return to Tasmania. TT-Line said negotiations were ongoing, and confidential. Ukrainian refugees have been given housing on cruise ships in Scotland on other occasions since Russia ...

It follows a report that Scotland was seeking to ... in relation to the timeline for the ship’s relocation would be provided “in due course”. Spirit IV has been berthed at Leith since ...

Unable to lease the Spirit IV out, Eric Abetz told members of a parliamentary inquiry into the TT-Line saga when the ship is expected to leave Scotland and arrive in Tasmania. That information was ...