TasPorts Stakeholder Update | Weather Event Notice #2

TasPorts continues to communicate directly with commercial shipping customers and to actively monitor the situation.

Posted

13 October 2022

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. Refer to the Harbour Master Instruction 22-66 Port of Devonport – Suspension of Port Movements for more details.

Update

  • With major flood and marine wind warnings from the Bureau of Meteorology remaining in force, the situation at Port of Devonport is unchanged.
  • The suspension of commercial shipping remains but will continue to be reviewed twice daily with advice provided to customers at the earliest opportunity each day.
  • TasPorts has stood up an Incident Management Team to ensure a coordinated response to the management of this event as it relates to the safety of port users, vessels, and port infrastructure.
  • Our focus is on all three ports: Bell Bay in the north and Burnie Port in the north-west noting the bulk of efforts are focused on Port of Devonport.
  • Normal commercial shipping is continuing at the Ports of Burnie and Bell Bay with both under careful watch pending any changes in circumstance that might require escalation.
  • 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.