Celery Top Pine aboard the Spirit of Tasmania

Concept images - Spirit of Tasmania IV & V.

More than 6,000 lineal metres of Tasmanian Celery Top Pine, recovered from beneath the waters of Lake Pieman, now features aboard the Spirit of Tasmania IV as part of the vessel’s interior fitout. Hydrowood was engaged to supply sustainably salvaged timber for extensive wall cladding through the ship, bringing warmth, texture and a distinctly Tasmanian identity to the passenger experience.

For our team, this project represents a special contribution to a legacy vessel that will carry travellers, families, tourists and locals between Tasmania and mainland Australia for decades to come. To know that a material once lost beneath a hydro lake now forms part of one of Tasmania’s most recognised symbols of travel is a moment of pride we hold closely.

Trusted Tasmanian supply chain from lakebed to ocean

Hydrowood was selected by Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) and Spirit of Tasmania to provide Celery Top Pine for the vessel’s interior fitout. Working collaboratively with AJB Furniture & Joinery and Brock Building Systems, the timber was machined and profiled in Tasmania before being shipped for installation by Scan Marine in Finland, marking Hydrowood’s first contribution to an international ship build.

This project demonstrates what Tasmanian industry can achieve through collaboration:
responsibly sourced timber, precision milling, and a supply chain capable of delivering high-spec materials to global infrastructure projects.

The Hydrowood celery top pine feature on the outdoor deck of the new Spirit of Tasmania IV.

A timber with true Tasmanian character

Celery Top Pine is known for its rich golden tone, fine grain and natural durability. It’s a timber long valued in boat building, joinery and architectural interiors. Installed as outdoor feature wall cladding on board the Spirit of Tasmania IV, it brings warmth and authenticity to passenger spaces while honouring Tasmania’s seafaring heritage.

To think that wood once hidden below a hydro lake now forms part of a vessel that carries visitors to our island home is something we’re incredibly proud of.

Hydrowood is honoured to have contributed Tasmanian reclaimed timber to this iconic project. A piece of our landscape is now travelling the sea, a reminder that sustainability and beauty can exist in the same board.