How did two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries end up without a port? | ABC News

The newly built Spirit of Tasmania IV has arrived at its temporary home in Edinburgh, Scotland. The much-larger passenger and freight ferry - one of two being commissioned to replace the two existing Bass Strait ferries - is being berthed in the Port of Leith indefinitely.
The ships are too big for existing infrastructure in Devonport, in northern Tasmania, and delays to starting works on a new berth mean it and its sister ship, Spirit of Tasmania V, cannot operate in Tasmania.
It is expected Devonport will only be ready to receive them in early 2027 - so how did we get here?
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