Allen Marine vessel will make trips on Feb. 29 and Mar. 3 (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has contracted Allen Marine to provide passenger service on Saturday, Feb. 29, and Tuesday, March 3. Each voyage will begin and end in Juneau, and will visit the communities of Kake, Angoon and Tenakee. […]
M/V Columbia will pick up Matanuska sailings on April 14. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is cancelling sailings on the M/V Matanuska through Tuesday, April 14, at which time the M/V Columbia is anticipated to assume the sailings originally scheduled for the Matanuska. Last month, issues with the reduction gear system […]
JUNEAU – Monday, members of the Alaska House Majority introduced new bills that would protect our ferries and chart a new course for the Alaska Marine Highway System. House Bill 253, introduced by Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka) and several other lawmakers, would prevent the Alaska Department of Transportation from selling or disposing of a […]
Vessel requires inspection and repair in shipyard before returning to service (JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is canceling sailings on the M/V Matanuska through Sunday, March 1. New issues with the reduction gear system have been identified and the manufacturer and contractor need the vessel to travel to the Ketchikan shipyard […]