The CEO and Managing Director of TT-Line has resigned following a period of significant delays and cost blowouts in the delivery of new ferries for the Bass Strait service.
Bernard Dwyer’s departure comes as a parliamentary inquiry into the Spirit of Tasmania replacement ferry project continues, with the Public Accounts Committee grilling TT-Line this week.
The project has been plagued by delays, with the first new ferry now scheduled to arrive later this year and the second in 2025.
The construction of a new berth in Devonport is also behind schedule and will not be completed until 2026, which will limit the number of ferries that can operate in and out of the port.
Interim TT-Line Chairman Damian Bugg thanked Dwyer for his 14 years of service in a statement on Monday morning.
“Bernard has held leadership positions with the company for 14 years and has driven change and the build of the company’s new vessels through the most difficult of times,” Bugg said.
“His positive approach, energy and will to achieve the best for Tasmania will be sorely missed.”
Dwyer will remain in the CEO position until the end of his current term on November 3, 2024.
The Public Accounts Committee is also scheduled to question former TT-Line Chairman Mike Granger, who was asked to resign by the state government earlier this year, at a later hearing.
