Alaska Marine Highway System

Alaska students can propose a glacier name for the Tustumena's replacement ferry

Alaska students can pitch a name for the Tustumena's replacement ferry, as long as it's a glacier, and the Legislature gets the final say. Essays due Nov. 23.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Federal grant of $310,307 funds condition survey of Alaska's ferry fleet

Alaska is paying $310,000 to survey a ferry fleet whose flagship turns 62 this year. The bid to replace it came in $49 million over budget.

by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read

Alaska will spend up to $250,000 studying a ferry terminal in Hyder

Alaska wants to study a ferry terminal for a town of 41 people. The reason is Canada: Hyder's road runs south through B.C., and Prince Rupert may not last.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Unalaska wants the state to look at a ferry from Cold Bay during pollock season

Unalaska wants the state to look at running a ferry from Cold Bay during pollock season. The ferry system is short on boats and the dock has pile damage.

by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 8

Skagway Ferry Terminal Set to Reopen After 26-Day Closure

Skagway's ferry terminal reopens today after a 26-day closure caused by cracked concrete and deteriorated anchor chains, forcing vehicle traffic through Canada during peak season.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min read

Follows: Skagway's ferry terminal is closed indefinitely for work the state planned as a one-week job

Cordova would get one ferry sailing a month this winter, and none in January

Cordova would get one ferry round trip a month this winter instead of none. January still has no service, and February hangs on how fast a shipyard works.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Follows: Cordova faces a thin ferry winter with four vessels in overhaul

State begins emergency repairs at Skagway ferry terminal with no reopening date

Skagway still has no state ferry service and no reopening date as crews race emergency repairs on its cracked ferry terminal, with chain work set this weekend.

by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2mo ago2 min read

Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding

Alaska's ferry system is getting more than $410 million in federal money, both to keep the boats running and to build a new vessel and upgrade terminals.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline

Skagway's ferry dock is broken and the port is closed indefinitely. The state's entire public explanation fits in one undated website alert.

by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read

Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground

Two Southeast dock projects keep renewing federal permits to make noise underwater. The permits keep expiring. The water remains undisturbed.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read

Cordova faces a thin ferry winter with four vessels in overhaul

Cordova, with no road out, faces a thin ferry winter as four Alaska Marine Highway vessels go into overhaul, one of them out for most of the season.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read

Winter ferry bookings open on the system that's the only road many Alaska towns have

Winter ferry bookings are open on the Alaska Marine Highway — the federally funded "road" for the four-in-five Alaska towns with no highway — even as some communities say this winter's schedule is still too thin.

by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read

Four ferries in the shop make for a lean Alaska winter

Four Alaska ferries will be down for repairs this winter — one for five months after crews found corroded steel — thinning service for roadless towns that depend on it.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago1 min read

Nearly $350 million to replace one ferry — Alaska's lifeline to the Aleutians

Alaska's about to spend nearly $350 million to replace one ferry — the 60-year-old Tustumena. A genuine Aleutian lifeline, but the low bid went to a Louisiana yard.

by Walter AlaskaNews4mo ago2 min read