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Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme
The Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme (BSPVES) is an Australian Government initiative that offers uncapped federal funding to subsidise the cost of ferry travel across Bass Strait. This scheme primarily supports services operated by the Tasmanian Government owned Spirit of Tasmania, linking the Port of Geelong on the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland with the island state of Tasmania. The BSPVES also includes provisions for commuters who must fly between mainland Australia and King Island, Tasmania, King Island or the Furneaux Group due to the absence of ferry services. In 2023/24, the BSPVES expended a total of $58.2 million covering 201,000 vehicle crossings. History Introduced by the Commonwealth Minister for Transport and Regional Development in September 1996, the BSPVES aimed to bridge the gap in transport costs, making maritime transport, sea travel as equitable as road travel. The scheme's implementation is seen as the first step in formalising t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit Of Tasmania (36818217784)
TT-Line Company Pty Ltd, trading as Spirit of Tasmania, is a Tasmanian Government-owned :Government-owned companies of Tasmania, business enterprise that has provided ferry services between mainland Australia and Tasmania since July 1993. Navigating Bass Strait, Spirit of Tasmania ferries cover a distance of 242 nautical miles (448 km; 278 mi) between Geelong, Victoria and Devonport, Tasmania. Each journey takes approximately 9-11 hours, and are normally overnight crossings. 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 were 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, but delivery has been delayed because of delays around the construction of an upgraded wharf at Devonport. Between 2003 and 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
