Overview
- TT-Line says the surcharge applies only to new passenger bookings and does not change existing tickets.
- Freight customers are excluded because they already pay a separate fuel levy on shipments.
- Example fares will rise by about A$107 for two adults with a car in a porthole cabin, and up to A$228 with a caravan.
- The company calls the levy a temporary, regularly reviewed measure and says parts of it could stay even if fuel prices ease.
- Leaders say the fee is for cost recovery, not profit, as the operator reports weaker sales, prior insolvency findings, and no relief from the halved road-fuel excise because marine diesel is tax-exempt.