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Key to this are local employers and Launceston business Waverley Mills who have secured the contract to supply two types of throw rugs that will feature on the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels currently under construction in Finland.
An order to supply 350 wool throws includes a travel rug for use in the business class chairs and a premium superfine merino throw for the deluxe cabins.
Meanwhile, Hydrowood will be working with two other local businesses AJB Furniture and Joinery and Brock Building Systems to produce a feature wall cladding on two semi-enclosed deck space on the new vessels. They will produce the finished profiles to be shipped and installed by Scan Marine in Finland.
These firms join an extensive list of Tasmanian companies now involved in providing goods and services for the new ships being constructed by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC).
While the new ships will be a similar design to the current Spirit of Tasmania vessels, they will feature substantially larger capacity for passengers, passenger vehicles and freight.
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Michael Ferguson welcomed the awarding of the contracts, as they joined the bevy of Tasmanian firms contributing to the new Spirits.
"With up to $100 million of local content being secured for our new Spirits, there can be no doubting they'll have a uniquely Tasmanian flavour," Mr Ferguson said.
The new vessels are being built by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC), one of Europe's largest shipbuilding companies, which specialises in the construction and maintenance of car and passenger ferries, icebreakers and defence vessels
