Shannon McCarthy, a spokesperson for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT & PF), said this has been going on for more than four seasons.

The analysis says efficiency gains and fuel savings from the shorter sailing distance from Cascade Point to Haines and Skagway — after deducting the additional costs of operating a second terminal in ...

The construction of the new ferry terminal has received $28.5M in funds while the ferry system itself remains underfunded.

The Alaska Marine Highway System has never fully paid its own way with ticket revenues; it’s always needed state money to cover the gap between what it costs to operate the fleet and what it can ...

Passenger ferry capsizes on Nile in northern Sudan, at least 15 dead. Find the latest news from the maritime industry on the PortNews website.

AML was the last barge company to pull EVs off its Alaska shipping routes after Matson and Tote Maritime. Now, EVs can be shipped two ways: on the road system, which doesn’t extend to much of ...

A load of young-growth lumber harvested from the Tongass National Forest boarded the Kennicott ferry from Petersburg to Sitka late last month. Its final destination? An outdoor learning shelter being ...

More than 90% of the comments submitted to the state reject its plan to build a new ferry terminal at Cascade Point north of Juneau. Many of the comments suggest that the state's claims of benefits to ...

More than 90% of the comments submitted to the state reject the Cascade Point ferry terminal proposed in Juneau. Many of the comments opposing the project suggest the purported benefits to ferry ...

Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal ...

The Alaska ferry system is at risk of running out of operating funds this summer because of a frozen federal grant program, according to state transportation officials. Nearly half of the Alaska ...

Eighteen months ago, a consortium representing Anne Arundel, Calvert, Queen Anne’s, Somerset and Saint Mary’s counties released a feasibility study on a new Chesapeake Bay passenger only (no cars) ...