TasPorts Stakeholder Update | Weather Event Notice #1

Stakeholder Update #1

Summary

Commercial shipping operations have been suspended at the Port of Devonport from 1130 Thursday 13 October 2022 due to the current high-risk flood event.

Update

• TasPorts' priority is the safety of port users, vessels, and port infrastructure.
• The decision to suspend operations was made by the Harbour Master given weather warnings issued by the Bureau of Meteorology and modelling advice.
• Harbour Master Instruction 22-66 Port of Devonport - Suspension of Port Movement has now been issued.
• Accordingly commercial movements in the Port of Devonport are suspended until further notice.
• Suspension will be reviewed and updated twice daily.
• Measures have been put in place to make sure TasPorts' fleet is safe and secure.
• We will continue to communicate directly with commercial shipping customers and to actively monitor the situation.

Contacts

• For emergency help in flooding and storms, call the SES on 132 500.
• In a life-threatening emergency, call Triple Zero (000).
• TT Line is communicating directly with passengers about service disruptions.