(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced today that extended repairs needed on the MV Malaspina will change winter ferry service for Southeast Alaska and Prince Rupert. The Malaspina went in for its annual overhaul and certification on October 1, 2017 and was scheduled to return to service on December 22, 2017. During […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday appeared to postpone a plan to fire missiles toward Guam, a move that could help defuse the potential for imminent conflict, and give new momentum to reported behind the scenes efforts underway to find a peaceful resolution to the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula. […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced Monday that more wasted steel was discovered in the engine room of the M/V Tustumena and repairs will require additional time at the Vigor Ketchikan Shipyard. The Tustumena went in for its scheduled annual overhaul on March 13 and was originally scheduled to return to […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced Tuesday that Coastal Transportation, Inc. will assist AMHS customers impacted by the delay of the M/V Tustumena. Coastal Transportation, based in Seattle, will carry cargo on an “as able basis” from Homer and Kodiak, to Aleutian Islands destinations, at the same cost AMHS charges. Unfortunately, […]